People · United States
Charles Hakala
Skewb · top 37.7% of 74,164 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025HAKA02
Charles Hakala has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 7.52, set at Cuyuna Cubing 2026, puts him in the top 37.7% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,532nd in the United States. Across 9 competitions since April 2025, he has put 100 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:11.39 in April 2025 to 41.70, a 42% improvement. Charles has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 7.52 | 15.46 | top 37.7% | 6,532 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.36 | 18.79 | top 74.8% | 22,532 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 41.70 | 44.01 | top 78.8% | 48,897 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 12.66 | 20.72 | top 86.1% | 36,364 / 41,674 | |
| Clock | 38.40 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,493 / 9,172 |
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
- 30 May 2026First sub-60 3×3: 53.57 at Fast in Fargo 2026.
- 30 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Fast in Fargo 2026.
- 27 Apr 2025First competition: Minnesota Cube Melt 2025. A 1:11.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cuyuna Cubing 2026 · 27 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Only Odds in Minnesota 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2026 · 15 Aug 2026
- SPAMTown IV MN 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Fast in Fargo 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026 · 22 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025
- Moorhead Madness 2025 · 10 May 2025
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2025 · 27 Apr 2025
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.
- Harrison Hakala — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Walker Welch — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Robinson — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
- A sub-12 Pyraminx single — 87,967 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.