People · United States
Alan Hensel
3×3 · top 36.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024HENS05
Alan Hensel has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.85, set at Williamsburg Open Fall 2026, puts him in the top 36.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20,996th in the United States. Across 10 competitions since November 2024, he has put 93 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.69 in November 2024 to 18.85, a 13% improvement. Alan has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 18.85 | 21.42 | top 36.8% | 20,996 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 7.70 | 9.17 | top 39.1% | 6,811 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:53.37 | 2:37.69 | top 78.6% | 14,709 / 19,354 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.85 at Williamsburg Open Fall 2026.
- 10 Nov 2024First competition: NCSU Wolfpack 2024. A 21.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wolfpack Wednesday NC III 2026 · 14 Oct 2026
- Williamsburg Open Fall 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026
- Warm Up Carolina Pride 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Beach Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026 · 11 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NCSU Wolfpack 2025 · 19 Oct 2025
- Virginia Championship 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- NCSU Wolfpack 2024 · 10 Nov 2024
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.
- Rue Clippinger — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chase Pak — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mikael Zulueta — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 3.85 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.