People · United States
Xavier Head
Clock · top 4.9% of 32,817 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023HEAD03
Xavier Head has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 5.18, set at Hemlock Lake 2026, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 32,817 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 398th in the United States. Until April 2015, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since May 2023, he has put 364 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 92% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.29 in May 2023 to 11.04, a 23% improvement. Xavier has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 5.18 | 6.68 | top 4.9% | 398 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 | 11.04 | 14.82 | top 10.7% | 5,832 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 44.95 | 50.16 | top 18.3% | 2,808 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.21 | 1:39.67 | top 28.4% | 2,253 / 9,537 | |
| 2×2 | 4.21 | 5.47 | top 29.3% | 11,784 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 1:38.79 | 1:55.60 | top 34.0% | 2,470 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.90 | 37.61 | top 34.1% | 4,546 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.81 | 11.26 | top 43.2% | 12,567 / 29,168 | |
| 6×6 | 3:12.23 | 3:29.89 | top 47.0% | 1,778 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 6:29.28 | — | top 74.3% | 2,350 / 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
- 22 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026.
- 26 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Hemlock Lake 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at RIT Tiger Twist 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Dockin and Clockin Dunkirk 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubing in the 'Cuse 2026.
- 27 May 2023First competition: Minnesota Cube Melt 2023. A 14.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026 · 22 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Dunkirk 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hemlock Lake 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Brockport Bash 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- RIT Tiger Twist 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Dockin and Clockin Dunkirk 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing in the 'Cuse 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Medina Mayhem 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Clocktober Classic NY 2025 · 11 Oct 2025
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- OH in a Madison Ballroom 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2023 · 27 May 2023
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.
- Jake Oppedisano — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Oscar Cimmet — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Patrick Strawder — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,444 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.