People · United States
Preston James Kirkendall
3×3 · top 10.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024KIRK04
Preston James Kirkendall has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.97, set at River Hill Fall 2025, puts him in the top 10.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,706th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since September 2024, he has put 114 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.96 in September 2024 to 10.97, a 21% improvement. Preston has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.97 | 12.42 | top 10.4% | 5,706 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.87 | 10.83 | top 24.9% | 9,901 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.25 | 24.73 | top 26.8% | 3,499 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 54.81 | 1:04.28 | top 30.6% | 4,879 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.15 | 12.32 | top 46.1% | 13,483 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 2:11.04 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,962 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 2:12.39 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,905 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 25.63 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,024 / 9,172 | |
| Square-1 | 1:35.49 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,623 / 6,846 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at River Hill Fall 2025.
- 27 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady UMD Fall 2025.
- 21 Sep 2024First competition: UMBC Fall 2024. A 13.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026
- River Hill Fall 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady UMD Fall 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Bethesda Winter Wonderland 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- UMBC Fall 2024 · 21 Sep 2024
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Currin Wilson — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Makai Guay — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rich Tayag — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.