People · Australia
Max Alidenes
2×2 · top 5.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2021 · 2021ALID02
Max Alidenes has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.05, set at Brisbane Autumn 2022, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 374th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2021, he has put 241 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.20 in May 2021 to 12.56, a 41% improvement. Max 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.05 | 4.05 | top 5.1% | 374 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.69 | 7.53 | top 11.3% | 529 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 12.56 | 13.89 | top 15.9% | 1,415 / 11,709 | |
| Skewb | 4.97 | 6.14 | top 17.9% | 463 / 3,534 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.50 | — | top 51.1% | 1,400 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.33 | 1:00.29 | top 51.9% | 1,216 / 2,659 | |
| Clock | 16.11 | 19.03 | top 52.2% | 538 / 1,095 | |
| Megaminx | 2:20.11 | 2:27.50 | top 56.4% | 712 / 1,277 | |
| 5×5 | 2:41.89 | — | top 71.3% | 1,006 / 1,356 | |
| 6×6 | 5:23.03 | 6:10.07 | top 85.6% | 549 / 641 |
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
- 28 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Turning in Townsville 2023.
- 6 Aug 2022Five personal bests in one day at Turning in Townsville 2022.
- 2 Apr 2022First sub-20 3×3: 13.77 at Brisbane Autumn 2022.
- 2 Apr 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.77 at Brisbane Autumn 2022.
- 8 May 2021First competition: Turning in Townsville 2021. A 22.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Turning in Townsville 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2022 · 30 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Turning in Townsville 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Brisbane Autumn 2022 · 2 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Turning in Townsville 2021 · 8 May 2021 — 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.
- Jayden McNeill — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Myles Segal — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 8 times · head to head
- Conan Mo — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.