People · Canada
Charles Hurley
3×3 · top 5.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016HURL01
Charles Hurley has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.23, set at National Capital Region A 2023, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 520th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2016, he has put 279 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.77 in May 2016 to 9.23, a 38% improvement. Charles has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.23 | 11.36 | top 5.4% | 520 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 4.53 | top 9.4% | 610 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 45.57 | 51.06 | top 19.0% | 485 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.31 | 24.65 | top 24.1% | 523 / 2,620 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:36.15 | — | top 25.3% | 79 / 351 | |
| Skewb | 8.49 | 14.62 | top 44.9% | 1,181 / 2,907 | |
| Square-1 | 31.46 | 40.98 | top 52.1% | 459 / 952 | |
| 5×5 | 2:42.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 967 / 1,499 |
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 May 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.73 at National Capital Region 2019.
- 18 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2019.
- 21 May 2017Four personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2017.
- 21 May 2016First competition: National Capital Region 2016. A 14.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- National Capital Region A 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- London Winter B 2023 · 26 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Canadian Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2017 · 21 May 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 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.
- Brennen Lin — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
- Marco Yang (杨柯辰) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Ryan Wu — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.23 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.