People · United States
Preston Spain
2×2 · top 21.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018SPAI01
Preston Spain has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.61, set at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2019, puts him in the top 21.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,573rd in the United States. Across 12 competitions since November 2018, he has put 308 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.10 in November 2018 to 14.87, a 55% improvement. Preston has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.61 | 6.74 | top 21.6% | 8,573 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 5.75 | 8.20 | top 23.9% | 3,908 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 14.87 | 19.28 | top 24.1% | 13,273 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.07 | 10.10 | top 36.8% | 10,594 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 24.09 | 32.59 | top 37.0% | 2,442 / 6,846 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.56 | 1:19.34 | top 42.5% | 7,070 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.24 | 2:01.31 | top 42.8% | 3,547 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 2:04.95 | 2:16.92 | top 48.7% | 3,686 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 17.48 | 21.10 | top 57.1% | 4,885 / 9,172 | |
| 6×6 | 3:52.64 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,480 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 5:52.11 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,032 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.17 | 52.85 | top 70.7% | 10,291 / 15,900 |
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
- 3 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Winter 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.87 at DFW Winter Variation 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at DFW Winter Variation 2024.
- 4 Jan 2020First sub-20 3×3: 16.25 at DFW NxN Winter 2020.
- 9 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Fort Worth Fall Fiesta 2019.
- 28 Sep 2019Five personal bests in one day at Dallas Side Event Day 2019.
Competitions
- DFW Megacomp 2024 · 16 Mar 2024
- DFW Cubing Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- DFW Winter Variation 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube With Attention in Denton 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Trinity Valley Spring 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW NxN Winter 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Fort Worth Fall Fiesta 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Dallas Side Event Day 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Frisco Liberty Cubing 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Trinity Valley Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018
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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 74 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dylan Baumbach — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead once
- Denniel Santos — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.