People · United States
Charlie King
3×3 · top 13.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018KING01
Charlie King has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.88, set at NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026, puts him in the top 13.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,228th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since February 2018, he has put 158 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.99 in February 2018 to 11.88, a 48% improvement. Charlie 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.88 | 13.98 | top 13.5% | 7,228 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 4.93 | top 18.3% | 7,152 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 46.48 | 51.23 | top 20.1% | 3,058 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.45 | 10.66 | top 23.4% | 6,345 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.64 | 43.26 | top 48.1% | 6,564 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 17.68 | 54.16 | top 57.7% | 4,817 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 11.41 | 13.36 | top 63.1% | 11,689 / 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
- 8 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026.
- 19 Oct 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.66 at NCSU Wolfpack 2025.
- 27 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.63 at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019.
- 27 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019.
- 3 Feb 2018First competition: Hendersonville Winter 2018. A 22.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wolfpack Wednesday NC I 2026 · 19 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Williamsburg Open Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
- NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- NCSU Wolfpack 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Charlotte Winter 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Cape Fear Cubing 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Hendersonville Winter 2018 · 3 Feb 2018
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.
- Kerry Creech — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- John Albright — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cady Shields — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.