People · New Zealand
Henry Eyles
Skewb · top 0.17% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2021 · 2021EYLE01
Henry Eyles has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.26, set at NZ North Island Championship 2023, puts him in the top 0.17% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in New Zealand. Until October 2015, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 41 competitions since July 2021, he has put 3,939 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.68 in July 2021 to 5.33, a 77% improvement. Henry has entered 41 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.26 | 3.33 | top 0.17% | 2 / 666 | |
| 3×3 | 5.33 | 7.10 | top 0.2% | 12 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 1.39 | 2.29 | top 0.3% | 12 / 1,141 | |
| Megaminx | 31.26 | 36.73 | top 0.32% | 3 / 283 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 8.59 | 12.64 | top 0.35% | 7 / 600 | |
| 4×4 | 23.21 | 26.33 | top 0.36% | 8 / 722 | |
| Square-1 | 5.31 | 7.30 | top 0.39% | 2 / 251 | |
| 5×5 | 43.80 | 47.21 | top 0.52% | 6 / 355 | |
| 6×6 | 1:19.79 | 1:24.56 | top 0.55% | 2 / 149 | |
| 2×2 | 1.06 | 1.63 | top 0.68% | 35 / 1,615 | |
| 7×7 | 2:04.66 | 2:07.38 | top 0.9% | 2 / 126 | |
| Clock | 3.89 | 4.39 | top 2.1% | 18 / 303 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 28 moves | 29.00 | top 9.9% | 18 / 111 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:15.46 | — | top 38.5% | 53 / 86 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 28:06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 47 / 49 |
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
- 10 Jul 2026Six personal bests in one day at GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026.
- 30 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Ōtepoti Big Cubes 2025.
- 3 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Crazy Cubing in Christchurch 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Big and Blind Queenstown 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Solving in the South Invercargill 2025.
Competitions
- GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- NZ South Island Championship 2026 · 10 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Invercargill Summer 2026 · 31 Jan 2026
- New Zealand Nationals 2025 · 12 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- NxNs in November - Ōtautahi 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Eyes Open Open - Ōtautahi 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Ōtepoti Big Cubes 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- NZ South Island Championship 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
- Crazy Cubing in Christchurch 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Big and Blind Queenstown 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Solving in the South Invercargill 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2024 · 19 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2024 · 13 Dec 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Oamaru Open 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Only Cubes in Wellington 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2024 · 19 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Quick Solving at Cobham 2024 · 6 Jul 2024
- Ōtepoti Big Cubes 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Fast Solves in Fendalton 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- NZ South Island Championship 2024 · 19 Apr 2024
- Lyttelton Summer 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Christchurch Mind Games 2024 · 17 Feb 2024
- Southern Solves Invercargill 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- FMC New Zealand 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Lyttelton Spring 2023 · 18 Nov 2023
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Ōtepoti Winter 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Cashmere Open 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Southernmost Solving 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- Lyttelton Spring 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Opawa Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2022 · 2 Sep 2022 — 9 personal bests set
- NZ South Island Championship 2022 · 24 Jun 2022 — 12 personal bests set
- Lyttelton Autumn 2022 · 5 Mar 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Lyttelton Spring 2021 · 27 Nov 2021 — 10 personal bests set
- Southern Scramble Dunedin 2021 · 10 Jul 2021 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Dwyane Ramos — met in 625 rounds, finished ahead 135 times · head to head
- Daniel Fraser — met in 565 rounds, finished ahead 483 times · head to head
- Jasper Murray — met in 446 rounds, finished ahead 58 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-5 3×3 single — 344 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.