People · United States
Max Ashley
2×2 · top 7.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022ASHL04
Max Ashley has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.33, set at Pillar of Fire Colorado 2023, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,956th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2022, he has put 197 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.30 in October 2022 to 14.07, a 37% improvement. Max 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.33 | 4.95 | top 7.4% | 2,956 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.50 | 9.15 | top 16.5% | 4,451 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 14.07 | 17.85 | top 21.3% | 11,647 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 6.45 | 11.10 | top 29.4% | 4,879 / 19,164 | |
| Square-1 | 27.73 | 35.33 | top 45.1% | 2,971 / 6,846 | |
| Clock | 14.39 | 15.95 | top 45.4% | 3,757 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.42 | 1:29.49 | top 46.4% | 7,827 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 2:18.48 | — | top 60.3% | 5,247 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.29 | 42.33 | top 62.9% | 9,003 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 3:13.40 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,345 / 8,026 |
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
- 11 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Pillar of Fire Colorado 2023.
- 14 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at The Art of the Cube Colorado 2023.
- 24 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.07 at Summer Solving Colorado 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.19 at Happy Crew Cubing CO 2023.
- 15 Oct 2022First competition: Summit Big Cube Showdown 2022. A 22.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pillar of Fire Colorado 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2023 · 3 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- The Art of the Cube Colorado 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Summer Solving Colorado 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing In Creek 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Mile High Megacomp 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Happy Crew Cubing CO 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Summit Big Cube Showdown 2022 · 15 Oct 2022
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.
- Preston Hoing — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Junior Solis — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead once
- Stone Amsbaugh — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.