People · United States
Lawrence Hess
Skewb · top 23.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023HESS02
Lawrence Hess has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.64, set at Washtenaw Fast 'n Late Fall 2023, puts him in the top 23.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,681st in the United States. Across 6 competitions since May 2023, he has put 129 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.66 in May 2023 to 17.89, a 54% improvement. Lawrence has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.64 | 9.10 | top 23.0% | 3,681 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.91 | 5.69 | top 25.3% | 9,944 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.50 | 12.71 | top 32.0% | 8,962 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 17.89 | 21.80 | top 33.8% | 18,783 / 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 line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Fast 'n Late Fall 2023.
- 3 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.91 at Fort Wayne Favorites 2023.
- 3 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Fort Wayne Favorites 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-30 3×3: 28.00 at Flag City Summer 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Flag City Summer 2023.
- 27 May 2023First competition: Washtenaw Qualifier 2023. A 38.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Imagination Station B 2025 · 5 Jan 2025
- Solar Eclipse in Sycamore 2024 · 8 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Washtenaw Fast 'n Late Fall 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Fort Wayne Favorites 2023 · 3 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Flag City Summer 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Qualifier 2023 · 27 May 2023
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.
- Justin Sui — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Garrett — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Doug Li — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.