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Steven Harper
3×3 · top 4.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018HARP03
Steven Harper has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.92, set at Cubing at COTA 2026, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,670th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2018, he has put 216 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.24 in July 2018 to 8.92, an 80% improvement. Steven has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 8.92 | 12.27 | top 4.7% | 2,670 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.80 | 10.29 | top 12.0% | 3,177 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 4.03 | top 14.9% | 5,917 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.18 | 1:34.30 | top 24.5% | 1,725 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 19.38 | 31.71 | top 26.5% | 1,759 / 6,846 | |
| 4×4 | 57.43 | 1:03.09 | top 33.7% | 5,451 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.54 | 31.86 | top 40.8% | 5,528 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 9.72 | 13.08 | top 53.2% | 9,738 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,193 / 2,059 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.04 | 2:25.12 | top 57.8% | 4,996 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:46.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,373 / 2,128 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.92 at Cubing at COTA 2026.
- 27 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubing at COTA 2026.
- 6 Aug 2022First sub-30 3×3: 12.28 at BeCubed Summer 2022.
- 6 Aug 2022First sub-20 3×3: 12.28 at BeCubed Summer 2022.
- 6 Aug 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.28 at BeCubed Summer 2022.
- 27 Jul 2018First competition: BeCubed Summer 2018. A 44.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Quiet Championship 2026 · 17 Oct 2026
- Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at COTA 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Albuquerque Cubefest 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ski Valley Solving 2023 · 2 Sep 2023
- BeCubed Spring 2023 · 29 Apr 2023
- BeCubed Summer 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- BeCubed Summer 2018 · 27 Jul 2018
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.
- Estevan Lujan — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Cy Hamilton — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Anthony J. Telford — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.