People · United Kingdom
Harold Hopkins
Skewb · top 5.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024HOPK01
Harold Hopkins has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.11, set at Stevenage January 2025, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 126th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2024, he has put 120 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 8.36 in May 2024 to 3.11, a 63% improvement. Harold 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.11 | 4.72 | top 5.5% | 126 / 2,421 | |
| 2×2 | 3.24 | 4.33 | top 17.1% | 994 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 13.09 | 18.50 | top 17.7% | 1,189 / 6,689 | |
| Megaminx | 1:55.09 | — | early days — 2 solves | 492 / 966 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.16 | 16.29 | top 46.2% | 1,876 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.10 | 38.22 | top 46.9% | 822 / 1,851 | |
| 4×4 | 1:33.75 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,465 / 2,071 |
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
- 15 Sep 2024First sub-20 3×3: 13.09 at Stevenage Beginners September B 2024.
- 15 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.09 at Stevenage Beginners September B 2024.
- 6 Jul 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.16 at Stevenage July 2024.
- 6 Jul 2024Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2024.
- 11 May 2024First competition: Stevenage May 2024. A 34.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage January 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage December 2024 · 7 Dec 2024
- Stevenage Beginners September B 2024 · 15 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 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.
- Satya Bhavesh Gala — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniel Robinson — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Murad Asgarov — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.