People · United States
Theo Hwang
2×2 · top 19.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025HWAN15
Theo Hwang has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.43, set at Alameda County Fair 2026, puts him in the top 19.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,590th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since September 2025, he has put 59 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.30 in September 2025 to 16.03, a 21% improvement. Theo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.43 | 7.02 | top 19.3% | 7,590 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.95 | 9.20 | top 27.5% | 7,541 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 16.03 | 20.52 | top 27.9% | 15,264 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.10 | 1:32.00 | top 60.7% | 10,565 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:31.34 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,794 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 21.93 | 24.86 | top 70.0% | 6,036 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,267 / 15,683 |
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
- 22 Nov 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.00 at Dublin California Open 2025.
- 13 Sep 2025First competition: Benicia Open 2025. A 20.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Alameda County Fair 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Dublin California Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Benicia Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025
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.
- Bowen Deng (邓博文) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mitchell Lane — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Benjamin Schaham — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.