People · United Kingdom
Harry Thew
2×2 · top 4.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2022 · 2022THEW01
Harry Thew has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.01, set at Bolton Spring 2024, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 354th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since January 2022, he has put 463 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.09 in January 2022 to 10.12, a 44% improvement. Harry has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.01 | 3.65 | top 4.8% | 354 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 10.12 | 11.59 | top 7.9% | 578 / 6,785 | |
| Skewb | 4.93 | 8.52 | top 17.6% | 423 / 2,439 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.89 | 8.32 | top 19.2% | 747 / 3,704 | |
| 4×4 | 45.68 | 54.54 | top 19.3% | 440 / 2,112 | |
| Clock | 11.18 | 12.53 | top 30.9% | 409 / 1,255 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.67 | 1:55.40 | top 37.4% | 480 / 1,167 | |
| Megaminx | 1:45.50 | 2:13.03 | top 37.9% | 439 / 998 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.56 | 32.41 | top 38.3% | 674 / 1,861 | |
| Square-1 | 27.27 | 37.96 | top 44.1% | 397 / 789 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:35.62 | — | early days — 1 solve | 228 / 315 |
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
- 12 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2025.
- 6 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bolton Spring 2024.
- 5 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Bolton Summer 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Spring 2023.
- 13 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Carlisle Summer 2022.
- 10 Apr 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at Farnworth Spring B 2022.
Competitions
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bolton Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023
- Bolton Summer 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Spring 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Carlisle Summer 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Farnworth Spring B 2022 · 10 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Wakefield Open 2022 · 29 Jan 2022
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.
- Bella Campbell — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Jaye Sloan — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ryan Eckersley — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.