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Russell Herhold
3×3 · top 6.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026HERH01
Russell Herhold has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.57, set at Oberlin Mid-Autumn Festival 2026, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,543rd in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2026, he has put 126 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Russell 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 | 9.57 | 11.03 | top 6.3% | 3,543 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 41.70 | 43.81 | top 14.2% | 2,142 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.80 | 1:23.89 | top 19.9% | 1,576 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.96 | 29.25 | top 23.2% | 3,011 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 2:31.21 | 2:41.86 | top 26.3% | 942 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 4:00.57 | 5:05.53 | top 31.1% | 880 / 3,236 |
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 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Oberlin Mid-Autumn Festival 2026.
- 3 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Oberlin Weeknights II 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Tartan Twist PA 2026.
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Dunkirk 2026.
- 12 Apr 2026First competition: OberliNxN 2026. A 10.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Oberlin Mid-Autumn Festival 2026 · 25 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Beaver Falls Open 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Oberlin Weeknights II 2026 · 3 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Tartan Twist PA 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Dunkirk 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- OberliNxN 2026 · 12 Apr 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.
- Shuxiu Jiang (蒋束修) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Richard Gardner — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Benjamin Schmutter — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.