People · United States
Tristan Hotchkiss
2×2 · top 5.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023HOTC01
Tristan Hotchkiss has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.10, set at Washtenaw Qualifiers 2024, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,170th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2023, he has put 81 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.08 in April 2023 to 12.67, a 58% improvement. Tristan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 2.10 | 4.53 | top 5.4% | 2,170 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.43 | 7.64 | top 9.9% | 2,552 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.67 | 18.88 | top 16.3% | 8,728 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 8.57 | 11.50 | top 45.5% | 8,028 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.32 | 1:29.64 | top 53.7% | 9,118 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 59.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,530 / 15,683 |
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
- 24 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.67 at Washtenaw Qualifiers 2024.
- 24 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Qualifiers 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 17.01 at Washtenaw Newcomers 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.01 at Washtenaw Newcomers 2024.
- 8 Apr 2023First competition: Washtenaw Spring A 2023. A 30.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Washtenaw Qualifiers 2024 · 24 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Mega Madness 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Washtenaw Newcomers 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Spring A 2023 · 8 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.
- Hunter Mackler — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yuxuan Chen — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Quinn Lawson — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.