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Layel Howes
2×2 · top 36.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2026 · 2026HOWE06
Layel Howes has been competing for 1 month. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.79, set at Soda City Cubing SC 2026, puts him in the top 36.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,900th in the United States. Across 1 competition since September 2026, he has put 25 official solves on the record across five events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.79 | 7.43 | top 36.7% | 14,900 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 8.53 | 11.68 | top 45.3% | 8,097 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 25.16 | 30.70 | top 53.0% | 31,483 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.43 | 1:40.47 | top 56.3% | 9,807 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.32 | 1:02.48 | top 73.1% | 10,721 / 15,900 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026First competition: Soda City Cubing SC 2026. A 25.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Soda City Cubing SC 2026 · 26 Sep 2026
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.
- Joshua Addison — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Justin Tran — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Graham McGrath — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,669 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.