People · Hong Kong, China
Maverick Chiu
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023CHIU04
Maverick Chiu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.43, set at Wiltshire March 2024, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 157th in Hong Kong, China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2023, he has put 251 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.95 in April 2023 to 9.43, a 57% improvement. Maverick has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.43 | 11.45 | top 5.9% | 157 / 1,347 | |
| 2×2 | 2.28 | 3.76 | top 6.9% | 95 / 855 | |
| Skewb | 5.29 | 7.12 | top 20.4% | 85 / 285 | |
| 4×4 | 48.31 | 55.87 | top 22.5% | 161 / 423 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.15 | 9.84 | top 29.1% | 186 / 431 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.44 | 1:48.63 | top 36.1% | 86 / 154 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.33 | 33.37 | top 49.7% | 243 / 361 | |
| 5×5 | 2:35.35 | — | early days — 2 solves | 163 / 192 |
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
- 23 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.43 at Wiltshire March 2024.
- 23 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Wiltshire March 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Five personal bests in one day at Hampshire Winter 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Wiltshire December 2023.
- 16 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.48 at Stevenage September 2023.
- 16 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.22 at Stevenage September 2023.
Competitions
- Birmingham Summer 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiltshire March 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Hampshire Winter 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Wiltshire December 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage September 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Reading Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Rufus Cripps — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jacob Payne — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Harvie Partridge — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.