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Ian Hou
2×2 · top 43.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2026 · 2026HOUI01
Ian Hou has been competing for 2 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.30, set at Mountain House Open 2026, puts him in the top 43.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,336th in the United States. Across 1 competition since July 2026, he has put 15 official solves on the record across two events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.30 | 6.78 | top 43.0% | 17,336 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 23.59 | 26.48 | top 49.4% | 28,746 / 59,724 |
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 story so far
- 18 Jul 2026First competition: Mountain House Open 2026. A 24.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mountain House Open 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 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.
- Aadhav Sastha — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Nikhil Kannankara — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ray Du — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.