People · United Kingdom
Hector Fraser Payton
Skewb · top 28.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022PAYT01
Hector Fraser Payton has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 6.33, set at Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025, puts him in the top 28.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 659th in the United Kingdom. Across 6 competitions since May 2022, he has put 106 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.68 in May 2022 to 16.19, a 45% improvement. Hector has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 6.33 | 13.52 | top 28.4% | 659 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 | 16.19 | 19.42 | top 28.4% | 1,883 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 5.98 | 7.85 | top 50.7% | 2,641 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.13 | 19.13 | top 61.5% | 2,451 / 3,656 | |
| Clock | 28.66 | 31.21 | top 82.7% | 1,038 / 1,232 |
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
- 11 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2025.
- 13 Aug 2022First sub-20 3×3: 18.97 at Carlisle Summer 2022.
- 28 May 2022First competition: Glasgow Open 2022. A 29.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025 · 30 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Glasgow 3x3 Evening March 2025 · 28 Mar 2025
- Glasgow Favourites Evening III 2025 · 18 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Edinburgh Winter 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Carlisle Summer 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Glasgow Open 2022 · 28 May 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.
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Shiraz Malik — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Maria Holton — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.