People · United States
Kevin Hu
3×3 · top 12.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2008 · 2008HUKE01
Kevin Hu has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.68, set at MIT Fall 2012, puts him in the top 12.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,848th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since May 2008, he has put 154 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.11 in May 2008 to 11.68, a 53% improvement. Kevin 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.68 | 13.72 | top 12.8% | 6,848 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 4.94 | top 13.4% | 5,283 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.94 | 29.43 | top 25.9% | 3,338 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.05 | 1:12.87 | top 44.0% | 7,272 / 19,072 |
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
- 10 Nov 2012Five personal bests in one day at MIT Fall 2012.
- 8 Sep 2012Three personal bests in one day at Yale Fall 2012.
- 13 Jun 2010First sub-15 3×3: 13.50 at Washington DC Spring 2010.
- 13 Jun 2010Four personal bests in one day at Washington DC Spring 2010.
- 29 Nov 2008First sub-20 3×3: 17.90 at Virginia Open 2008.
- 29 Nov 2008Five personal bests in one day at Virginia Open 2008.
Competitions
- Yale Spring 2015 · 4 Apr 2015
- MIT Fall 2012 · 10 Nov 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Yale Fall 2012 · 8 Sep 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Virginia Open 2010 · 16 Oct 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Washington DC Spring 2010 · 13 Jun 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Virginia Open 2008 · 29 Nov 2008 — 5 personal bests set
- Washington DC Open 2008 · 17 May 2008
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.
- Bob Burton — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Kevin Zhou — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Tim Reynolds — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.