People · New Zealand
Dennis Hu
3×3 one-handed · top 2.8% of 73,695 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019HUDE01
Dennis Hu has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 11.81, set at A New Year in Auckland 2024, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 32nd in New Zealand. Until August 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2019, he has put 270 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.24 in April 2019 to 8.16, a 62% improvement. Dennis has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.81 | 14.82 | top 2.8% | 32 / 600 | |
| 3×3 | 8.16 | 11.25 | top 3.1% | 92 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.43 | 5.68 | top 5.2% | 88 / 1,141 | |
| Skewb | 3.10 | 6.65 | top 5.5% | 51 / 666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.92 | 3.59 | top 13.3% | 260 / 1,615 | |
| Megaminx | 1:07.86 | 1:17.38 | top 14.4% | 60 / 283 | |
| 4×4 | 44.52 | 48.87 | top 17.7% | 127 / 722 | |
| Square-1 | 18.96 | 23.58 | top 25.6% | 78 / 251 | |
| Clock | 10.21 | 12.26 | top 26.2% | 105 / 303 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.38 | 1:59.25 | top 28.4% | 104 / 355 |
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
- 20 Jan 2024Six personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2024.
- 1 Jul 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023.
- 8 Jan 2021Three personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2021.
- 13 Dec 2019First sub-20 3×3: 9.88 at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 13 Dec 2019First sub-15 3×3: 9.88 at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 13 Dec 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
Competitions
- A New Year in Auckland 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2021 · 8 Jan 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2019 · 13 Dec 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- NxNZ 2019 · 26 Apr 2019
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.
- Elyas Eyou — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Brandon Harris — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Carol Chai — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.