People · United States
Hudson Maldonado
2×2 · top 10.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023MALD01
Hudson Maldonado has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.68, set at New-Cumberland County 2025, puts him in the top 10.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,215th in the United States. Across 11 competitions since April 2023, he has put 218 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.34 in April 2023 to 12.45, a 60% improvement. Hudson has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 2.68 | 3.79 | top 10.7% | 4,215 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.24 | 9.37 | top 14.7% | 3,853 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.45 | 14.40 | top 15.5% | 8,269 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 22.33 | 27.28 | top 33.2% | 2,147 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 7.36 | 9.93 | top 36.4% | 6,207 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.14 | 50.90 | top 64.1% | 9,074 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:38.32 | — | top 69.5% | 12,430 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 2:59.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,798 / 7,841 |
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
- 2 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026.
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.31 at New-Cumberland County 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Six personal bests in one day at New-Cumberland County 2025.
- 21 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Pennsylvania Championship 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.01 at New-Cumberland County 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at New-Cumberland County 2024.
Competitions
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- New-Cumberland County 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pennsylvania Championship 2024 · 21 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing at Carson 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- New-Cumberland County 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Virginia Still-Open Winter 2024 · 4 Feb 2024
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Country Roads Huntington 2023 · 22 Apr 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.
- Zayn Khanani — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
- Leland Pak — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brayden Adams — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.