People · United States
Richard T. Black
3×3 · top 9.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016BLAC16
Richard T. Black has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.52, set at Happy Valley Spring PA 2025, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,931st in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2016, he has put 91 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.26 in October 2016 to 10.52, a 45% improvement. Richard has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 10.52 | 15.16 | top 9.0% | 4,931 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.49 | 8.52 | top 16.4% | 4,345 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 43.59 | 49.61 | top 16.5% | 2,507 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.39 | 5.02 | top 18.9% | 7,396 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.43 | 32.45 | top 27.2% | 3,513 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 21.66 | 27.98 | top 31.7% | 2,049 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 1:55.48 | 2:05.29 | top 43.4% | 3,161 / 7,841 |
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
- 1 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Happy Valley Spring PA 2025.
- 17 Aug 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.71 at Pennsylvania 2018.
- 17 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Pennsylvania 2018.
- 29 Oct 2016First competition: Severna Park Fall 2016. A 19.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Happy Valley Spring PA 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Pennsylvania 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Severna Park Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 2016
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.
- Zach Ridall — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Samuel Knoll — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.