People · United States
Penelope Richardson
3×3 · top 29.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025RICH11
Penelope Richardson has been competing for a year. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.64, set at Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026, puts her in the top 29.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16,398th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since August 2025, she has put 37 official solves on the record across four events. Her 3×3 best has come down from 26.50 in August 2025 to 16.64, a 37% improvement. Penelope has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.64 | 20.51 | top 29.8% | 16,398 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.98 | 17.23 | top 52.9% | 15,426 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 6.64 | 8.96 | top 57.3% | 23,462 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,305 / 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
- 21 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 16.64 at Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026.
- 24 Aug 2025First competition: Cubing by the Kings OH 2025. A 26.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing by the Kings OH 2025 · 24 Aug 2025
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 her.
- Eric Dodson — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- David Barkley — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- John Crawley — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
Targets move as she improves.