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Henry Cheng
3×3 · top 7.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023CHEN29
Henry Cheng has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.04, set at Round Rock Splash & Solve 2026, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,162nd in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since February 2023, he has put 204 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.49 in February 2023 to 10.04, a 35% improvement. Henry has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 10.04 | 10.71 | top 7.6% | 4,162 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 3.82 | top 9.8% | 3,865 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.24 | 22.21 | top 15.7% | 2,027 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 48.59 | 58.06 | top 22.9% | 3,473 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 12.28 | 13.44 | top 36.3% | 2,877 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:09.07 | — | early days — 3 solves | 764 / 2,092 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.16 | 13.34 | top 46.2% | 13,285 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.52 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,174 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:21.97 | 2:38.99 | top 62.0% | 5,344 / 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
- 4 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Round Rock Splash & Solve 2026.
- 2 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Don't Pop Austin 2024.
- 27 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.56 at Westview Cubing Favorites 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First competition: Oak Valley Winter B 2023. A 15.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing at COTA 2026 · 27 Jun 2026
- Georgetown Favorite Event Day 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Round Rock Splash & Solve 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Don't Pop Austin 2024 · 2 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Keep Austin Weird 2023 · 10 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- UCSD For Hemophilia 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Westview Cubing Favorites 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Oak Valley Winter B 2023 · 25 Feb 2023
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.
- Tristan Patrick — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Michael Conard — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- James Wang — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.