People · United Kingdom
Fabian Houston
Skewb · top 1.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023HOUS04
Fabian Houston has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.13, set at 5x5 on Madison Ice 2023, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 42nd in the United Kingdom. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since October 2023, he has put 358 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Skewb best has come down from 5.21 in October 2023 to 2.13, a 59% improvement. Fabian has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.13 | 3.54 | top 1.7% | 42 / 2,421 | |
| 2×2 | 1.57 | 3.23 | top 2.5% | 187 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.05 | 5.86 | top 7.9% | 309 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 10.65 | 12.29 | top 9.4% | 683 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 39.46 | 44.84 | top 11.5% | 265 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.09 | 1:25.07 | top 14.6% | 193 / 1,151 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.69 | 1:22.08 | top 17.8% | 209 / 966 | |
| Square-1 | 20.46 | 26.75 | top 29.0% | 274 / 778 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.38 | 27.10 | top 29.8% | 541 / 1,851 | |
| 7×7 | 4:10.07 | 4:18.94 | top 34.3% | 161 / 459 | |
| Clock | 11.92 | 14.48 | top 34.5% | 462 / 1,232 | |
| 6×6 | 2:58.69 | 3:01.32 | top 40.4% | 247 / 548 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 24 Feb 2024Five personal bests in one day at Sturgeon Bay Big Cubes 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at DuPage Winter 2024.
- 21 Jan 2024Six personal bests in one day at Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024.
- 9 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at 5x5 on Madison Ice 2023.
- 7 Oct 2023First competition: Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2023. A 14.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Leicestershire Autumn 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Muske-GO 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Little Giant Open 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Sturgeon Bay Big Cubes 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- DuPage Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024 · 21 Jan 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- 5x5 on Madison Ice 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Green Bay 2023 · 12 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 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.
- Simon Kellum — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead once
- Carter Kucala — met in 59 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brian Johnson — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.