People · Australia
Hayden Ma
3×3 · top 9.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021MAHA02
Hayden Ma has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.50, set at Melbourne Cube Days 2022, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 797th in Australia. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2021, he has put 140 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.64 in December 2021 to 10.50, a 44% improvement. Hayden 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.50 | 13.79 | top 9.0% | 797 / 11,709 | |
| Square-1 | 11.81 | 14.72 | top 9.5% | 94 / 899 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 4.31 | top 13.7% | 1,050 / 8,567 | |
| 4×4 | 52.41 | 55.24 | top 27.7% | 720 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.06 | 27.41 | top 28.9% | 655 / 2,659 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.47 | 1:36.36 | top 31.0% | 384 / 1,277 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.26 | 9.95 | top 38.4% | 2,063 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 43.00 | early days — 3 solves | 216 / 468 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:46.01 | — | early days — 2 solves | 365 / 394 |
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
- 20 Jan 2023Six personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2023.
- 12 Nov 2022Four personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Days 2022.
- 4 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Victorian Open 2022.
- 6 Mar 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.99 at Melbourne Mini Sunday 2022.
- 19 Dec 2021First competition: December Series: Kensington 2021. A 18.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Summer 2023 · 20 Jan 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Victorian Open 2022 · 4 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Mini Sunday 2022 · 6 Mar 2022 — 1 personal best set
- December Series: Kensington 2021 · 19 Dec 2021
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.
- Zach Amiridis — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jacob Joshi — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Emmet Hobbs — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,533 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.