People · United States
Charles J. Winter
2×2 · top 16.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023WINT05
Charles J. Winter has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.17, set at TJHSST Winter 2026, puts him in the top 16.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,382nd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since November 2023, he has put 68 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.87 in November 2023 to 3.17, a 54% improvement. Charles has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.17 | 5.31 | top 16.3% | 6,382 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 20.82 | 27.45 | top 42.2% | 24,155 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.95 | 18.57 | top 44.4% | 12,745 / 28,708 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 12 Oct 2024First sub-30 3×3: 29.61 at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024.
- 12 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024.
- 10 Nov 2023First competition: Virginia Championship 2023. A 34.51 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- TJHSST Winter 2026 · 15 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UMBC Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing-on-Hudson AM 2025 · 8 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady UMD Spring 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Virginia Championship 2023 · 10 Nov 2023
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.
- Max Bonnet — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Hassan Khanani — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Peter Didden — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.