People · United States
Max Banakiewicz
3×3 · top 2.6% of 285,895 all-time · competing since September 2026 · 2026BANA05
Max Banakiewicz has been competing for 1 month. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.88, set at Liberty Science Center Fall A 2026, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 285,895 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,507th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since September 2026, he has put 20 official solves on the record across three events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.88 | 12.21 | top 2.6% | 1,507 / 60,157 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.66 | 27.43 | top 22.3% | 2,877 / 15,774 | |
| 2×2 | 4.56 | 5.23 | top 33.7% | 13,515 / 41,281 |
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 story so far
- 12 Sep 2026First competition: Liberty Science Center Fall A 2026. A 10.84 3×3 single to start from.
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 7.88 at Liberty Science Center Fall A 2026.
Competitions
- Liberty Science Center Fall A 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 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.
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Christopher Jin — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kerby Vincent Tibay — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,389 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,159 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.