People · United States
Charles Hakala
3×3 · top 78.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025HAKA02
Charles Hakala has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 41.70, set at SPAMTown IV MN 2026, puts him in the top 78.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 48,135th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since April 2025, he has put 64 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:11.39 in April 2025 to 41.70, a 42% improvement. Charles 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 | 41.70 | 44.01 | top 78.8% | 48,135 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 12.66 | 20.72 | top 86.1% | 35,765 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 23.39 | 32.31 | top 93.6% | 17,970 / 18,907 |
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
- 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 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lisa Kucala — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joe Kucala — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-40 3×3 single — 218,634 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
- A sub-12 2×2 single — 157,609 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.