People · United States
Thaddeus Hernandez
3×3 · top 7.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025HERN23
Thaddeus Hernandez has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.84, set at The Heart of Texas Spring 2026, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,854th in the United States. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2025, he has put 113 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.31 in August 2025 to 9.84, a 26% improvement. Thaddeus has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.84 | 10.73 | top 7.0% | 3,854 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 3.91 | 8.06 | top 10.3% | 1,572 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.80 | 6.31 | top 18.5% | 4,920 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 45.27 | 1:03.23 | top 18.6% | 2,822 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.99 | 1:39.81 | top 25.6% | 1,761 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 10.28 | 11.12 | top 26.5% | 2,041 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.58 | 25.77 | top 27.6% | 3,563 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.30 | 1:47.96 | top 36.4% | 2,890 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 39.05 | 49.50 | top 64.2% | 4,220 / 6,743 |
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
- 14 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at The Heart of Texas Spring 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at The Heart of Texas Spring 2026.
- 9 Aug 2025First competition: Coffee Cup Tacoma 2025. A 15.65 3×3 single to start from.
- 9 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.31 at Coffee Cup Tacoma 2025.
Competitions
- The Heart of Texas Spring 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Kent Fall 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Lakewood Fall 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Coffee Cup Tacoma 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Dylan O'Meara — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Henry Bolinger — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- River Alvarran Belz — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.