People · United States
Ryan Potts
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2010 · 2010POTT01
Ryan Potts has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.19, set at KCubing Fall 2017, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,778th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since April 2010, he has put 619 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.33 in April 2010 to 8.19, a 63% improvement. Ryan has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 8.19 | 11.49 | top 3.1% | 1,778 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 3.74 | top 9.8% | 3,865 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 38.56 | 43.69 | top 10.4% | 1,545 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 4.28 | 7.34 | top 12.9% | 1,996 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 15.06 | 20.34 | top 16.6% | 1,127 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.27 | 8.20 | top 22.0% | 5,902 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.83 | 24.43 | top 22.8% | 2,927 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.52 | 1:46.93 | top 33.5% | 2,657 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | 39.67 | early days — 3 solves | 879 / 2,040 | |
| 6×6 | 3:13.09 | 3:31.37 | early days — 3 solves | 1,769 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:43.02 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,020 / 2,092 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.49 | — | top 55.6% | 4,172 / 7,841 |
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
- 9 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Cubing 4 Kids 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at SCC Winter 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-10 3×3: 8.19 at KCubing Fall 2017.
- 4 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at KCubing Fall 2017.
- 29 Oct 2011Four personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2011.
Competitions
- Respect Kansas 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- BarbeCubing Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- BarbeCubing 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing 4 Kids 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- SCC Winter 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- KCubing Fall 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- SCC Summer 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Overland Park Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Lawrence Spring 2015 · 28 Mar 2015
- Lawrence Open 2014 · 1 Nov 2014
- Kansas Cube Off 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2011 · 29 Oct 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Kansas Cube-Off 2011 · 7 May 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Oklahoma Open 2010 · 17 Apr 2010 — 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.
- David Woner — met in 140 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Waris Ali — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 9 times · head to head
- Garrett Webster — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.