People · United States
Henry Lipka
3×3 · top 7.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2019 · 2019LIPK01
Henry Lipka has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.07, set at MIT Winter 2020, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,218th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2019, he has put 66 official solves on the record across eleven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.50 in July 2019 to 10.07, a 25% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.07 | 11.82 | top 7.7% | 4,218 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.15 | 10.79 | top 8.4% | 2,156 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.43 | 6.62 | top 19.3% | 7,590 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.70 | 32.04 | top 19.7% | 2,529 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.57 | 1:28.23 | top 23.8% | 1,844 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 51.69 | 52.95 | top 26.8% | 4,120 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 8.91 | 10.84 | top 47.8% | 8,488 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 29.66 | 41.53 | top 48.8% | 3,176 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 13:53 | — | early days — 1 solve | 514 / 731 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,529 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:54.37 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,621 / 2,092 |
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
- 12 Jan 2020Four personal bests in one day at MIT Winter 2020.
- 26 Jul 2019First competition: Massachusetts Championship 2019. A 13.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MIT Winter 2020 · 12 Jan 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet WPI Fall 2019 · 23 Nov 2019
- Massachusetts Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best 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.
- Miles Lipka — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Will Russo — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Quinn — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.