People · United States
Henry Holst
2×2 · top 7.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024HOLS04
Henry Holst has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.38, set at St. Louis Spring 2025, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,062nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2024, he has put 84 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.96 in December 2024 to 12.35, a 27% improvement. Henry has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 4.39 | top 7.8% | 3,062 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.35 | 16.55 | top 15.1% | 8,079 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.13 | 12.70 | top 28.9% | 7,997 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 19.26 | 22.25 | top 62.5% | 5,296 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 12.36 | 17.00 | top 67.8% | 12,698 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:41.35 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,862 / 19,072 |
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
- 17 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at St. Louis Spring 2025.
- 3 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.90 at Kansas City Side Events 2025.
- 3 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Kansas City Side Events 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024First competition: Concordia Turning Fall 2024. A 16.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- St. Louis Spring 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Kansas City Side Events 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Concordia Turning Fall 2024 · 7 Dec 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.
- Tommy Stady — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Trenton Cuzick — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Josiah Bell — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.