People · United States
Hayden Dempsey
3×3 · top 4.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015DEMP01
Hayden Dempsey has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.80, set at Minnesota Cube Day 2023, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,455th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since October 2015, he has put 325 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.45 in October 2015 to 8.80, a 47% improvement. Hayden has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 8.80 | 10.07 | top 4.4% | 2,455 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.87 | 7.03 | top 7.0% | 1,788 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.67 | 3.77 | top 10.6% | 4,180 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 40.32 | 45.80 | top 12.5% | 1,838 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.09 | 20.55 | top 15.3% | 1,979 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 6.15 | 8.71 | top 26.9% | 4,382 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:25.80 | — | top 41.9% | 887 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 49.33 | top 48.3% | 1,031 / 2,040 | |
| 5×5 | 2:19.99 | — | top 61.0% | 5,244 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:52.40 | — | top 71.3% | 5,500 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 16:52 | — | early days — 2 solves | 543 / 731 |
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
- 23 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Day 2023.
- 22 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at Rochester Fall 2022.
- 22 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Qualifier 2019.
- 9 Mar 2018Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018.
- 28 Oct 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at Cubetcha 2017.
- 28 Oct 2017Five personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2017.
Competitions
- Minnesota Cube Day 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Rochester Fall 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Qualifier 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Mental Breakdown Minnesota 2018 · 7 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Mini Minnesota Fall 2017 · 14 Oct 2017
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Winter 2016 · 23 Jan 2016
- Cubetcha 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 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.
- Carter Kucala — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Tyler Robinson — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Walker Welch — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.