People · United States
Gavin Tenney
3×3 · top 6.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021TENN01
Gavin Tenney has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.50, set at Wild West Wyoming 2026, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,453rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 25 competitions since November 2021, he has put 628 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.85 in November 2021 to 9.50, a 44% improvement. Gavin has entered 25 competitions, more competitions than 98% 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 | 9.50 | 11.71 | top 6.1% | 3,453 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 53.87 | 1:15.74 | top 11.2% | 217 / 2,128 | |
| 4×4 | 40.13 | 43.68 | top 12.3% | 1,857 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.92 | 9.61 | top 12.7% | 3,365 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 4.08 | top 13.5% | 5,388 / 41,674 | |
| 5×5 | 1:15.02 | 1:17.97 | top 15.5% | 1,213 / 9,537 | |
| Skewb | 4.79 | 6.08 | top 16.7% | 2,659 / 19,164 | |
| 7×7 | 3:25.74 | 3:51.21 | top 18.3% | 520 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.32 | 24.63 | top 18.8% | 2,451 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 2:22.77 | 2:29.98 | top 22.0% | 789 / 4,262 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.01 | 1:48.94 | top 26.3% | 1,856 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 6 of 6 cubes · 42:05 | — | early days — 3 solves | 232 / 740 | |
| Clock | 11.94 | 13.95 | top 34.6% | 2,803 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 51.00 | top 48.5% | 1,046 / 2,059 | |
| Square-1 | 29.76 | 35.18 | top 49.0% | 3,246 / 6,846 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 9:46.97 | — | early days — 2 solves | 241 / 442 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 25:55.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 176 / 220 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.50 at Wild West Wyoming 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wild West Wyoming 2026.
- 23 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Utah Cubing Classic 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Utah Championship 2025.
- 18 Oct 2025Five personal bests in one day at Utah State University Fall 2025.
- 6 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Davis County Showdown 2025.
Competitions
- Utah Quiet Championship 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026 · 12 Sep 2026
- PBQtah 10 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wild West Wyoming 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Davis County Showdown 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Cubing Classic 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Utah All-Stars 2026 · 21 Mar 2026
- PBQtah 9 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Ice Cubing 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wolverine Weekdays 4 Orem 2026 · 14 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Snowball Bash 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- PBQ Utah Championship 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
- Utah State University Fall 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Davis County Showdown 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Back to School Utah 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tooele Open B 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Utah Megacomp 2023 · 25 Mar 2023
- Utah Snowball Bash 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Championship 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- PBQtah 4 2022 · 17 Sep 2022
- Utah's California Gull Extravaganza 2022 · 20 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Ice Cubing 2022 · 29 Jan 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2021 · 26 Nov 2021
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.
- Canyon Pettitt — met in 134 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Rustin Haderlie — met in 119 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Isaac Myers — met in 119 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
- A sub-50 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,224 people have one; it is 3.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.