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Hank Lay
3×3 · top 40.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024LAYH01
Hank Lay has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.17, set at DFW Cubing Fall 2024, puts him in the top 40.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22,982nd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2024, he has put 59 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.37 in April 2024 to 20.17, a 45% improvement. Hank has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 20.17 | 26.59 | top 40.4% | 22,982 / 59,724 | |
| Megaminx | 2:43.69 | — | top 67.6% | 5,192 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 13.59 | 17.99 | top 73.2% | 13,805 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 9.67 | 12.66 | top 76.6% | 31,747 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.31 | 16.16 | top 79.1% | 23,444 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 1:16.18 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,210 / 6,743 |
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
- 26 Oct 2024First sub-30 3×3: 24.69 at DFW Cubing Fall 2024.
- 26 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Fall 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024First competition: DFW Eclipse Cubing 2024. A 36.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2024 · 28 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Eclipse Cubing 2024 · 6 Apr 2024
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.
- Luke Cowan — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Michael Conard — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Pilat — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-2:00 Megaminx single — 15,873 people have one; it is 43.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.