People · United States
Charles Barden
3×3 · top 6.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019BARD03
Charles Barden has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.46, set at NJIT Spring 2023, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,323rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since June 2019, he has put 228 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.72 in June 2019 to 9.46, a 43% improvement. Charles has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 9.46 | 11.62 | top 6.0% | 3,323 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.75 | 4.82 | top 11.5% | 4,506 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.85 | 6.90 | top 12.3% | 3,194 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.21 | 1:24.05 | top 18.8% | 1,275 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.50 | 1:29.79 | top 19.5% | 1,526 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 47.33 | 49.97 | top 21.2% | 3,228 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.24 | 25.19 | top 32.2% | 4,195 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 8.36 | 12.15 | top 44.0% | 7,732 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 3:15.45 | 3:20.88 | top 48.3% | 1,804 / 4,196 | |
| Clock | 18.25 | — | top 59.5% | 5,004 / 8,927 | |
| 7×7 | 5:36.81 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,845 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | 53.00 | top 65.6% | 1,364 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:11.79 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,475 / 2,092 |
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 Mar 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.64 at NJIT Spring 2023.
- 18 Mar 2023Six personal bests in one day at NJIT Spring 2023.
- 11 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at Mega Minds in Central Square 2023.
- 15 Feb 2020Seven personal bests in one day at Constitution State Winter 2020.
- 21 Sep 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at Providence Fall 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019Four personal bests in one day at Providence Fall 2019.
Competitions
- Manhattan Megaminx Mayhem 2025 · 1 Mar 2025
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NJIT Spring 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Mega Minds in Central Square 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Mum's the Word 2023 · 8 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Constitution State Winter 2020 · 15 Feb 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet WPI Fall 2019 · 23 Nov 2019
- Providence Fall 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Massachusetts Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Hudson Valley Summer 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Colonie Spring 2019 · 8 Jun 2019
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.
- Evan Liu — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Quinn — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
- Derek White — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.