People · United States
Preston Zoder
3×3 · top 3.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023ZODE01
Preston Zoder has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.36, set at Rocky Top 2023, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,995th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2023, he has put 193 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.44 in April 2023 to 8.36, a 20% improvement. Preston has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 8.36 | 10.18 | top 3.5% | 1,995 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 3.36 | top 8.0% | 3,199 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.06 | 21.35 | top 15.3% | 2,004 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.63 | 7.83 | top 17.3% | 4,670 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 55.93 | 1:04.03 | top 32.0% | 5,132 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.46 | 2:16.19 | top 41.6% | 3,425 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 18.00 | 26.59 | top 58.8% | 5,057 / 9,172 | |
| Skewb | 11.24 | 14.96 | top 62.1% | 11,641 / 19,164 |
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
- 2 Dec 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Rocky Top 2023.
- 9 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Music City Speedsolving Fall 2023.
- 27 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: Country Roads Huntington 2023. A 10.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Choo Choo Cubing B 2024 · 14 Jan 2024
- Rocky Top 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving Fall 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Westminster Squanners Spring 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Country Roads Huntington 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
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.
- Jeremy Gassman — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Roman Wofford — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Rowan Stough — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.