People · New Zealand
Henry Rutland
2×2 · top 4.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023RUTL01
Henry Rutland has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.95, set at Hasty Hastings 2025, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 110th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2023, he has put 448 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.69 in January 2023 to 10.34, a 30% improvement. Henry has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.95 | 3.74 | top 4.4% | 110 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.06 | 8.69 | top 8.0% | 128 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 | 10.34 | 11.50 | top 8.5% | 187 / 2,095 | |
| Clock | 6.68 | 7.57 | top 9.8% | 45 / 303 | |
| 4×4 | 39.55 | 42.51 | top 11.6% | 98 / 722 | |
| Skewb | 4.87 | 7.01 | top 17.2% | 137 / 666 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.60 | 1:25.90 | top 19.6% | 85 / 355 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.84 | 25.84 | top 22.8% | 130 / 600 | |
| 6×6 | 2:24.79 | 2:33.15 | top 23.0% | 47 / 149 | |
| 7×7 | 3:48.88 | 4:05.17 | top 26.8% | 44 / 126 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:48.86 | — | early days — 1 solve | 39 / 86 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.94 | 1:47.74 | top 32.7% | 118 / 283 |
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
- 10 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026.
- 27 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Hasty Hastings 2025.
- 13 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2024.
- 23 Nov 2024Five personal bests in one day at Hasty Hastings 2024.
- 4 May 2024Five personal bests in one day at Palmerston North 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2023.
Competitions
- GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Hasty Hastings 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2024 · 13 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Hasty Hastings 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Only Cubes in Wellington 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 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.
- Jack McDougall — met in 98 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack Maddigan — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Levi Hetherington — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.