People · United States
Henry Taylor
2×2 · top 4.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023TAYL18
Henry Taylor has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.01, set at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,927th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2023, he has put 60 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.98 in October 2023 to 21.59, a 17% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.01 | 10.82 | top 4.8% | 1,927 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 21.59 | 22.23 | top 44.3% | 25,525 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:37.63 | — | top 69.0% | 12,327 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.08 | 1:05.50 | top 70.6% | 10,140 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 16.51 | 18.82 | top 86.5% | 25,477 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 23.31 | — | early days — 3 solves | 17,958 / 18,907 |
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
- 29 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at South Dakota Playhouse 2025.
- 7 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024.
- 28 Oct 2023First competition: Cubetcha 2023. A 25.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- South Dakota Playhouse 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024 · 7 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 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.
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- John Wheeler — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Elijah Heilman — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.