People · United States
Howard Fields IV
Pyraminx · top 1.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023FIEL03
Howard Fields IV has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.21, set at Concordia Turning Winter 2026, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 409th in the United States. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2023, he has put 366 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.21 in March 2023 to 9.26, a 56% improvement. Howard has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.21 | 5.57 | top 1.5% | 409 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 1.79 | 3.71 | top 3.5% | 1,386 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.26 | 11.55 | top 5.5% | 3,070 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 6.22 | 7.93 | top 8.0% | 628 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 42.94 | 52.09 | top 15.7% | 2,371 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 4.75 | 7.76 | top 16.3% | 2,566 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 15.80 | 17.86 | top 18.2% | 1,234 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.11 | 1:28.91 | top 19.2% | 1,502 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 3:35.91 | 3:41.33 | top 21.9% | 624 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 2:23.62 | 2:36.28 | top 22.4% | 794 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.56 | 1:29.64 | top 25.3% | 1,740 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.26 | 25.24 | top 26.8% | 3,452 / 15,683 |
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
- 7 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.26 at Missouri Championship 2026.
- 7 Aug 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Missouri Championship 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Concordia Turning Winter 2026.
- 18 Jul 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Missouri Championship 2025.
- 17 May 2025Six personal bests in one day at St. Louis Spring 2025.
- 16 Aug 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Missouri Championship 2024.
Competitions
- Missouri Championship 2026 · 7 Aug 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Concordia Turning Winter 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Missouri Championship 2025 · 18 Jul 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- St. Louis Spring 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Missouri Championship 2024 · 16 Aug 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Concordia Turning Spring 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Nebraska Heartland Warmup 2023 · 31 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Braxton Lee Fowler — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Trenton Cuzick — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Zachary Johnson — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.