People · United States
Henry Ward
2×2 · top 9.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015WARD02
Henry Ward has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.55, set at New Hampshire Open 2016, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,709th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2015, he has put 210 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.55 in October 2015 to 11.45, a 58% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 4.48 | top 9.4% | 3,709 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.55 | 7.26 | top 10.5% | 2,748 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 11.45 | 14.44 | top 12.0% | 6,454 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.39 | 27.04 | top 24.3% | 3,123 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 51.78 | 56.27 | top 26.9% | 4,140 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.61 | 1:58.07 | top 47.1% | 3,924 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 46.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,792 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 4:43.32 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,103 / 4,196 |
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
- 24 Sep 2016Three personal bests in one day at Quabbin Open 2016.
- 29 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2016.
- 9 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at New Hampshire Open 2016.
- 13 Feb 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.65 at Williams Winter 2016.
- 13 Feb 2016Five personal bests in one day at Williams Winter 2016.
- 30 Jan 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.08 at Sharon Winter 2016.
Competitions
- Quabbin Open 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- New Hampshire Open 2016 · 9 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Melrose Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Williams Winter 2016 · 13 Feb 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Sharon Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Northeastern Fall 2015 · 15 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Phillips Exeter Cube Day 2015 · 3 Oct 2015
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.
- Connor Reid — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Adam Glendye — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Daniel Rose-Levine — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.