People · South Africa
Tristan Boswell
2×2 · top 23.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018BOSW01
Tristan Boswell has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.76, set at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024, puts him in the top 23.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 251st in South Africa. Across 7 competitions since April 2018, he has put 220 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 56.34 in April 2018 to 15.12, a 73% improvement. Tristan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.76 | 5.15 | top 23.5% | 251 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 15.12 | 16.93 | top 24.9% | 316 / 2,187 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.38 | 10.87 | top 31.0% | 238 / 958 | |
| Skewb | 6.81 | 9.24 | top 32.3% | 116 / 444 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.35 | 1:34.28 | top 52.8% | 190 / 495 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.71 | 48.64 | top 62.0% | 183 / 473 | |
| Square-1 | 39.62 | 1:07.32 | top 64.9% | 82 / 121 | |
| Megaminx | 2:51.62 | 3:19.50 | top 71.0% | 146 / 268 | |
| 5×5 | 3:10.11 | 3:27.50 | top 81.3% | 156 / 225 | |
| Clock | 36.84 | — | top 91.2% | 136 / 153 |
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
- 21 Sep 2024Six personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Five personal bests in one day at Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.10 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023First sub-30 3×3: 20.60 at CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cape Town Summer 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2018 · 9 Apr 2018 — 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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Rush — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead once
- Brent Boswell — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.