People · United States
Malachi Harder
3×3 · top 49.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026HARD03
Malachi Harder has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 23.53, set at Cube Against Cancer Franklin 2026, puts him in the top 49.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28,649th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since February 2026, he has put 77 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.13 in February 2026 to 23.53, a 37% improvement. Malachi 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 23.53 | 31.32 | top 49.2% | 28,649 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.14 | 8.84 | top 52.3% | 21,345 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.53 | — | early days — 3 solves | 20,842 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 14.81 | 18.76 | top 77.7% | 14,809 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 26.57 | 38.48 | top 79.5% | 7,017 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 2:01.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,332 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:08.24 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,464 / 15,683 |
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
- 25 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-30 3×3: 27.13 at Cube Against Cancer LA 2026.
- 7 Feb 2026First competition: Solving in Savannah 2026. A 37.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cookeville Cube Challenge 2026 · 13 Jun 2026
- Cube Against Cancer Franklin 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer LA 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Vanderbilt Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Solving in Savannah 2026 · 7 Feb 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.
- Katie Hull — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Justin Barker — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Roxana Johnson — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.53 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.