People · United States
Malcolm Gibson
Clock · top 42.4% of 32,048 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024GIBS08
Malcolm Gibson has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 13.66, set at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026, puts him in the top 42.4% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,401st in the United States. Across 8 competitions since June 2024, he has put 115 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 55.81 in June 2024 to 25.52, a 54% improvement. Malcolm has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 13.66 | 18.55 | top 42.4% | 3,401 / 8,927 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.66 | 14.48 | top 50.3% | 14,615 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 6.19 | 10.07 | top 52.8% | 21,544 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 25.52 | 34.07 | top 53.8% | 31,533 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:08.80 | — | early days — 1 solve | 15,466 / 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
- 25 May 2025First sub-30 3×3: 25.52 at Let's Cube Long Beach 2025.
- 15 Jun 2024First competition: Agoura Cubing Returns 2024. A 55.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Temecula Valley Winter 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- UCLA Westerns Warmup 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Vegas Cubing Cup Summer 2025 · 9 Aug 2025
- Let's Cube Long Beach 2025 · 25 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Vegas Cubing Cup Spring 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Aliso Niguel Summer 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Agoura Cubing Returns 2024 · 15 Jun 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.
- Dominic Shoji — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Emil Lazaryev — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shiloh D'Espyne — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 Clock single — 11,202 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.