People · New Zealand
Flynn Robert Maxwell
3×3 · top 8.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022MAXW01
Flynn Robert Maxwell has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.17, set at New Zealand Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 176th in New Zealand. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2022, he has put 177 official solves on the record across eight 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 13.56 in June 2022 to 10.17, a 25% improvement. Flynn 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.17 | 15.24 | top 8.0% | 176 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 3.17 | 5.05 | top 16.3% | 299 / 1,627 | |
| Skewb | 5.05 | 9.21 | top 18.6% | 148 / 670 | |
| 4×4 | 46.48 | 53.59 | top 20.2% | 147 / 745 | |
| Clock | 13.59 | 16.35 | top 42.1% | 153 / 319 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.01 | 36.22 | top 46.7% | 261 / 607 | |
| Square-1 | 28.78 | 31.98 | top 47.2% | 139 / 254 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 171 / 364 |
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
- 18 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Wellington Summer 2023.
- 2 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2022.
- 11 Jun 2022First competition: Puzzling Porirua 2022. A 13.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2023 · 16 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Wellington Summer 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2022 · 2 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Puzzling Porirua 2022 · 11 Jun 2022
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.
- Jack McDougall — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Oscar Hansen — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jack Maddigan — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.