People · United States
Henry Blakeman
3×3 · top 5.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024BLAK05
Henry Blakeman has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.16, set at GAN Southern Championship 2026, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,928th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2024, he has put 176 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.40 in June 2024 to 9.16, a 67% improvement. Henry has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 9.16 | 10.50 | top 5.2% | 2,928 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.71 | 3.31 | top 11.0% | 4,349 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.36 | 8.89 | top 15.5% | 4,065 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.96 | 22.82 | top 23.1% | 2,969 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 6.16 | 7.49 | top 27.0% | 4,395 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.83 | 1:46.66 | top 27.5% | 1,896 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 53.61 | 1:02.75 | top 29.1% | 4,540 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.47 | 2:14.44 | top 52.1% | 4,386 / 9,401 |
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 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at GAN Southern Championship 2026.
- 30 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.52 at DFW Back to School 2025.
- 30 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at DFW Back to School 2025.
- 18 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 12.61 at DFW Qualifier 2025.
- 18 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.61 at DFW Qualifier 2025.
- 18 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at DFW Qualifier 2025.
Competitions
- GAN Southern Championship 2026 · 11 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Weeknights 1 2026 · 17 Feb 2026
- DFW Back to School 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- DFW Qualifier 2025 · 18 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2024 · 8 Jun 2024
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.
- Gavin DeVine — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ishan Parikh — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Ryan Pilat — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.