People · United States
Preston Ross
3×3 · top 28.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024ROSS09
Preston Ross has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.27, set at Cube Against Cancer Pittsburgh 2026, puts him in the top 28.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15,718th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since August 2024, he has put 114 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.72 in August 2024 to 16.27, a 13% 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 | 16.27 | 18.70 | top 28.7% | 15,718 / 59,724 | |
| 7×7 | 4:02.15 | 4:30.23 | top 31.6% | 880 / 3,184 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.09 | 1:42.88 | top 33.9% | 2,698 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 2:53.91 | 2:57.57 | top 38.0% | 1,375 / 4,196 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.53 | 1:13.46 | top 40.2% | 6,534 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 5.20 | 7.29 | top 41.8% | 16,801 / 40,951 |
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
- 28 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Pittsburgh 2026.
- 8 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at NxNationwide Lewis Center 2025.
- 3 Aug 2024First competition: Eastwood Mall Summer 2024. A 19.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer Dunkirk 2026 · 2 May 2026
- Cube Against Cancer Pittsburgh 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Fingertricks in Fredonia 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- NxNationwide Lewis Center 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Eastwood Mall Summer 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Mark Gowman — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shuxiu Jiang (蒋束修) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Gabriel Gowman — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
- A sub-3:00 7×7 single — 1,507 people have one; it is 1:02.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.