People · Australia
Henry Midson
2×2 · top 4.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023MIDS01
Henry Midson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.87, set at Try Cubing Saint Helens 2024, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 314th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2023, he has put 216 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.96 in March 2023 to 8.98, a 36% improvement. Henry has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.87 | 3.75 | top 4.0% | 314 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 8.98 | 11.03 | top 4.8% | 454 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.97 | 8.49 | top 7.5% | 351 / 6,109 | |
| Skewb | 5.01 | 9.18 | top 18.3% | 486 / 3,589 | |
| Megaminx | 1:21.22 | 1:37.79 | top 22.7% | 280 / 1,313 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.13 | 26.35 | top 23.7% | 540 / 2,685 | |
| 4×4 | 51.56 | 58.97 | top 26.7% | 706 / 3,108 |
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
- 13 Jan 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.98 at Tassie Summer 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at Tassie Summer 2024.
- 25 Mar 2023First competition: Launceston Autumn 2023. A 13.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tassie Summer 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- North Tasmania Spring 2024 · 27 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Try Cubing Saint Helens 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Try Cubing Burnie 2024 · 10 Mar 2024
- Tassie Summer 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Tassie Winter 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Launceston Autumn 2023 · 25 Mar 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.
- Jode Brewster — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
- Oliver Clark — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Veer Liu Dogra — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.