People · United States
Henry Powell
3×3 · top 7.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024POWE08
Henry Powell has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.86, set at Oldham County Fall 2025, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,958th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2024, he has put 56 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.98 in October 2024 to 9.86, a 51% improvement. Henry has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.86 | 15.36 | top 7.1% | 3,958 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 8.08 | 17.06 | top 42.0% | 7,420 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.43 | 41.12 | top 43.0% | 5,879 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,342 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 8.08 | 9.92 | top 68.3% | 28,716 / 41,674 |
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
- 18 Oct 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.86 at Oldham County Fall 2025.
- 18 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Oldham County Fall 2025.
- 22 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.45 at Oldham County Spring 2025.
- 4 Oct 2024First competition: CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024. A 19.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Oldham County Fall 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Oldham County Spring 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Return of the Ville KY 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024 · 4 Oct 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.
- Javier Gonzalez-Napoleoni — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zachary Hall — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Garrett Hadaway — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.86 away.
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,669 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.