People · United Kingdom
Arthur Ward
2×2 · top 11.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2025 · 2025WARD07
Arthur Ward has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.73, set at Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2025, puts him in the top 11.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 725th in the United Kingdom. Across 4 competitions since July 2025, he has put 127 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. Arthur 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.73 | 5.19 | top 11.3% | 725 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 14.96 | 19.83 | top 24.4% | 1,636 / 6,785 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.08 | 9.75 | top 28.5% | 1,148 / 3,704 | |
| Skewb | 7.41 | 11.61 | top 36.9% | 887 / 2,439 | |
| Clock | 12.60 | 14.29 | top 37.8% | 517 / 1,255 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.63 | 1:36.74 | top 61.9% | 1,375 / 2,112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 49.25 | 1:00.28 | top 76.1% | 1,385 / 1,861 | |
| Square-1 | 2:10.54 | — | early days — 1 solve | 789 / 789 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.07 at Darlington Spring 2026.
- 16 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.96 at Darlington Spring 2026.
- 16 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Darlington Spring 2026.
- 12 Jul 2025First competition: Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2025. A 21.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- York Summer 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Darlington Spring 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 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.
- Scott Hunter — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Billie Hammill — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jasmine Eastwood — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.