People · United Kingdom
Seán Gatenby
3×3 one-handed · top 9.6% of 73,695 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024GATE02
Seán Gatenby has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 15.73, set at Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 192nd in the United Kingdom. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2024, he has put 237 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.42 in January 2024 to 11.81, a 39% improvement. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.73 | 19.92 | top 9.6% | 192 / 1,851 | |
| 3×3 | 11.81 | 13.39 | top 13.2% | 934 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.29 | 8.27 | top 15.0% | 578 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 47.55 | 55.90 | top 21.5% | 485 / 2,071 | |
| Skewb | 5.92 | 10.83 | top 25.1% | 573 / 2,421 | |
| Clock | 10.96 | 14.31 | top 29.9% | 396 / 1,232 | |
| 2×2 | 4.41 | 5.52 | top 31.8% | 1,694 / 4,895 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.68 | 1:49.41 | top 38.1% | 480 / 1,151 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.70 | 2:12.67 | top 42.4% | 479 / 966 |
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
- 30 May 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.79 at Edinburgh Winter 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Six personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2025.
- 14 Sep 2024Five personal bests in one day at Glasgow Side Events Autumn 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024First competition: Edinburgh Winter 2024. A 20.53 3×3 single to start from.
- 27 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.42 at Edinburgh Winter 2024.
Competitions
- Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025 · 30 May 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Glasgow Side Events Autumn 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Glasgow Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Max Kwok U Sam (郭愉琛) — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sam Jones — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Hayden Wallace — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.