People · United States
Herbert Gu
3×3 · top 33.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2025 · 2025GUHE01
Herbert Gu has been competing for 10 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.72, set at Berkeley Favorites 2026, puts him in the top 33.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,781st in the United States. Across 5 competitions since December 2025, he has put 54 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.85 in December 2025 to 17.72, a 29% improvement. Herbert has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 17.72 | 22.09 | top 33.4% | 18,781 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 5.58 | 8.01 | top 46.3% | 19,028 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.04 | 24.19 | top 60.8% | 18,167 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 3:04.39 | — | early days — 1 solve | 18,890 / 19,354 |
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
- 1 Mar 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.72 at Berkeley Favorites 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025. A 24.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2026 · 11 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 2026 · 29 Aug 2026
- Berkeley Spring 2026 · 26 Apr 2026
- Berkeley Favorites 2026 · 1 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025 · 13 Dec 2025
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.
- Nathan Leung — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sean Greshock — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ethan Kliakhandler — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.72 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 74,472 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.