People · United States
Marcus Sorell
2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024SORE02
Marcus Sorell has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.23, set at Missouri Championship 2024, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,561st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2024, he has put 228 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 4×4 best has come down from 44.93 in August 2024 to 36.84, an 18% improvement. Marcus 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.23 | 4.12 | top 6.5% | 2,561 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.85 | 7.28 | top 6.9% | 1,761 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 9.82 | 12.26 | top 7.0% | 3,821 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 36.84 | 40.18 | top 8.5% | 1,282 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.29 | 1:20.54 | top 19.4% | 1,333 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.45 | 1:29.02 | top 19.5% | 1,522 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 7.35 | 11.29 | top 36.4% | 6,191 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 2:52.28 | 2:57.98 | top 37.2% | 1,344 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.35 | 45.05 | top 45.2% | 6,111 / 15,683 | |
| 7×7 | 6:25.54 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,276 / 3,184 |
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, 4×4. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 Jul 2025Five personal bests in one day at Missouri Championship 2025.
- 1 Feb 2025Five personal bests in one day at KCKC 7 Big and Awkward 2025.
- 12 Oct 2024Five personal bests in one day at KCKC 6 Cubing for Cake 2024.
- 16 Aug 2024First competition: Missouri Championship 2024. A 12.92 3×3 single to start from.
- 16 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Missouri Championship 2024.
- 16 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Missouri Championship 2024.
Competitions
- KCKC 8 Cubing for Cake 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Missouri Championship 2025 · 18 Jul 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- KCKC 7 Big and Awkward 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- KCKC 6 Cubing for Cake 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Missouri Championship 2024 · 16 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
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.
- Zachary Johnson — met in 51 rounds, never finished ahead
- Liam O'Leary — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Chaeli Baker — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.