People · New Zealand
Henry Layzell
Skewb · top 9.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2025 · 2025LAYZ01
Henry Layzell has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.76, set at A New Year in Auckland 2026, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 85th in New Zealand. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2025, he has put 65 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.44 in July 2025 to 11.86, a 51% 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.76 | 6.30 | top 9.3% | 85 / 666 | |
| 3×3 | 11.86 | 16.17 | top 13.4% | 278 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 5.69 | top 13.4% | 261 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.02 | 15.43 | top 53.1% | 683 / 1,141 | |
| Square-1 | 40.99 | — | early days — 2 solves | 184 / 251 |
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
- 16 Jan 2026First sub-20 3×3: 11.86 at A New Year in Auckland 2026.
- 16 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.86 at A New Year in Auckland 2026.
- 16 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2026.
- 5 Jul 2025First competition: Coping in Auckland 2025. A 24.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- A New Year in Auckland 2026 · 16 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- 2x2 in Tāmaki Makaurau 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Coping in Auckland 2025 · 5 Jul 2025
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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kaden Ho — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- James Hawksworth — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.