People · United Kingdom
Henry Asker
2×2 · top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016ASKE01
Henry Asker has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.66, set at High Wycombe Open 2019, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 215th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since October 2016, he has put 602 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.43 in October 2016 to 9.39, a 75% improvement. Henry has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 1.66 | 2.90 | top 2.9% | 215 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.99 | 5.08 | top 3.6% | 149 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 9.39 | 11.60 | top 5.8% | 430 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 3.49 | 4.62 | top 7.7% | 175 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.76 | 29.77 | top 22.6% | 422 / 1,851 | |
| 4×4 | 56.18 | 1:03.80 | top 32.2% | 720 / 2,071 | |
| Megaminx | 1:44.91 | 2:10.52 | top 37.5% | 422 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.18 | 1:56.65 | top 38.5% | 489 / 1,151 | |
| Clock | 17.70 | 29.00 | top 57.8% | 748 / 1,232 | |
| Square-1 | 43.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 567 / 778 | |
| 6×6 | 4:36.70 | — | early days — 1 solve | 442 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 6:46.77 | — | early days — 1 solve | 377 / 459 |
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
- 18 Jan 2020Four personal bests in one day at Guildford Open 2020.
- 23 Nov 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.63 at Weston-super-Mare Open 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Celebration 2019.
- 8 Jun 2019Five personal bests in one day at High Wycombe Open 2019.
- 17 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.74 at Guildford Open 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Guildford Open 2018.
Competitions
- Fontwell Open 2020 · 8 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Guildford Open 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- UK Championship 2019 · 25 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Celebration 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- High Wycombe Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Fontwell Open 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- High Wycombe Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Guildford Open 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Peterborough Open 2017 · 4 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2016 · 4 Nov 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Guildford Open 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
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.
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 130 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Charlie Stark — met in 123 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Fabio Schwandt — met in 122 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.