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Karl Sebastien Haw
3×3 · top 4.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023HAWK03
Karl Sebastien Haw has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.95, set at Saskatchewan Newcomers 2025, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 466th in the Philippines. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2023, he has put 253 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.97 in June 2023 to 8.95, a 44% improvement. Karl 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 | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.95 | 9.91 | top 4.7% | 466 / 6,270 | |
| Skewb | 3.56 | 4.07 | top 8.1% | 121 / 1,320 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.23 | 6.97 | top 8.8% | 220 / 2,621 | |
| 4×4 | 37.59 | 43.01 | top 9.3% | 224 / 2,135 | |
| 2×2 | 2.69 | 3.68 | top 10.8% | 439 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.61 | 27.24 | top 24.9% | 646 / 2,440 | |
| Megaminx | 1:38.10 | 1:55.22 | top 33.4% | 255 / 690 | |
| Square-1 | 28.67 | 35.90 | top 46.9% | 194 / 374 | |
| 7×7 | 7:33.89 | — | early days — 1 solve | 244 / 275 |
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
- 14 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.53 at Grand Forks 2024.
- 14 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Grand Forks 2024.
- 17 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Winnipeg Open 2024.
- 7 Jul 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.96 at Folsom Summer 2024.
- 7 Jul 2024Four personal bests in one day at Folsom Summer 2024.
- 17 Jun 2023First competition: Winnipeg Open 2023. A 15.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Carberry Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Winnipeg Spring 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Winnipeg Fall Afternoon 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Saskatchewan Newcomers 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Grand Forks 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Winnipeg Open 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Folsom Summer 2024 · 7 Jul 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Winnipeg Open 2023 · 17 Jun 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.
- Wilmer Daniel Almazan Cabrera — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Mia Willow Pahl — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Balam Thomas Perez — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.