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Mael Aram Sanderson
3×3 · top 4.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024SAND19
Mael Aram Sanderson has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.62, set at Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 384th in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2024, he has put 38 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.67 in August 2024 to 8.62, a 62% improvement. Mael 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.62 | 10.98 | top 4.0% | 384 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 5.15 | top 7.8% | 506 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.53 | 36.31 | top 45.6% | 1,046 / 2,620 |
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
- 3 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 10.80 at Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026.
- 3 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 10.80 at Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026.
- 3 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.62 at Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026.
- 3 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026.
- 16 Aug 2024First competition: BC Championship 2024. A 22.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026 · 3 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Vancouver Southlands Sprint 2024 · 19 Oct 2024
- BC Championship 2024 · 16 Aug 2024
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.
- Kevin Matthews — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Alex Do-Nascimento Hua — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Justin Chew — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.