People · South Africa
Harrison Smith
2×2 · top 7.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023SMIT38
Harrison Smith has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.30, set at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 62nd in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2023, he has put 78 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.70 in April 2023 to 16.18, a 32% improvement. Harrison 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 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.30 | 6.17 | top 7.0% | 62 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 16.18 | 19.18 | top 28.4% | 360 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.64 | 10.93 | top 33.2% | 254 / 946 | |
| Megaminx | 2:29.49 | 2:58.80 | top 60.9% | 124 / 266 | |
| Skewb | 12.35 | 20.15 | top 67.7% | 266 / 438 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.76 | 1:07.03 | top 75.6% | 256 / 467 | |
| 4×4 | 1:51.12 | 2:02.50 | top 77.3% | 312 / 491 |
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
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.18 at Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023. A 23.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mega Mania Cape Town 2025 · 6 Apr 2025
- Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jesse Osburn — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Maverick Pearson — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.