People · United States
Arthur Hu
2×2 · top 9.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014HUAR01
Arthur Hu has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.58, set at Slow N Steady Spring 2016, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,901st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2014, he has put 169 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.03 in November 2014 to 11.28, a 58% improvement. Arthur 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.58 | 5.11 | top 9.8% | 3,901 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.28 | 12.22 | top 11.4% | 6,232 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.40 | 27.23 | top 13.6% | 1,791 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.09 | 9.73 | top 13.7% | 3,651 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 13.87 | 19.67 | top 13.9% | 962 / 6,846 | |
| 4×4 | 48.66 | 59.02 | top 23.1% | 3,549 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.48 | 1:35.63 | top 23.8% | 1,872 / 9,537 | |
| Skewb | 5.92 | 10.18 | top 25.2% | 4,133 / 19,164 | |
| 6×6 | 3:10.98 | 3:37.82 | early days — 3 solves | 1,742 / 4,262 | |
| Megaminx | 2:04.13 | — | top 48.2% | 3,648 / 8,026 |
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
- 18 Jun 2016Six personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Spring 2016.
- 26 Sep 2015Three personal bests in one day at Slow n Steady Fall 2015.
- 6 Jun 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.15 at Slow n Steady Spring 2015.
- 9 May 2015First sub-20 3×3: 15.56 at Chesapeake Science Point Spring 2015.
- 9 Nov 2014First competition: Slow n Steady Fall 2014. A 27.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Evanston Qualifier 2025 · 16 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rockville Winter 2017 · 14 Jan 2017
- Slow N Steady Spring 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Slow n Steady Fall 2015 · 26 Sep 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow n Steady Spring 2015 · 6 Jun 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Chesapeake Science Point Spring 2015 · 9 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow n Steady Fall 2014 · 9 Nov 2014
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Henry Savich — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.