People · United States
Caleb Hedgepeth
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026HEDG01
Caleb Hedgepeth has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.36, set at Apex Algs Again 2026, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,198th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2026, he has put 211 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.34 in January 2026 to 9.36, a 17% improvement. Caleb 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.36 | 11.29 | top 5.7% | 3,198 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.22 | 7.43 | top 8.8% | 2,260 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 38.40 | 43.59 | top 10.2% | 1,518 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 4.44 | 6.46 | top 14.0% | 2,187 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.16 | 4.65 | top 16.1% | 6,312 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.21 | 1:31.92 | top 22.6% | 1,746 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.71 | 28.49 | top 25.2% | 3,250 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 2:33.60 | 3:10.28 | top 27.4% | 967 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 1:51.95 | 2:10.70 | top 41.5% | 3,011 / 7,841 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Warm Up Carolina Pride 2026.
- 23 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.36 at Apex Algs Again 2026.
- 23 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Apex Algs Again 2026.
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Bull City Big Cubes NC 2026.
- 11 Jan 2026First competition: Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026. A 14.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Warm Up Carolina Pride 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Apex Algs Again 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Bull City Big Cubes NC 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NxN Nonsense NC 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026 · 11 Jan 2026 — 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.
- Kavin Rajendran — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Orion Leavitt-Lytle — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Rue Clippinger — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.