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Hamilton Lavin
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019LAVI01
Hamilton Lavin has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.16, set at Southwest Idaho Newcomers 2025, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,743rd in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2019, he has put 148 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.95 in April 2019 to 8.16, a 37% improvement. Hamilton has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.16 | 10.17 | top 3.1% | 1,743 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 40.69 | 47.24 | top 12.9% | 1,913 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.38 | 1:17.32 | top 13.3% | 1,027 / 9,401 | |
| 2×2 | 3.47 | 5.09 | top 19.8% | 7,791 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 1:20.43 | 1:36.84 | top 22.1% | 1,520 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 2:27.86 | 2:35.26 | top 24.5% | 874 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.55 | 34.85 | top 38.2% | 5,071 / 15,683 | |
| 7×7 | 5:48.44 | 6:26.73 | top 64.7% | 1,951 / 3,184 |
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
- 9 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Utah Valley Open 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Utah Summer Side Events B 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023Five personal bests in one day at Utah Summer Side Events B 2023.
- 13 Apr 2019First competition: Utah's April Surprise 2019. A 12.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Southwest Idaho Newcomers 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Valley Open 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Summer Side Events B 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Utah's April Surprise 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Eric Pesci — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cade Beck — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Damian Wilding — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.