People · Australia
Max Beames
3×3 · top 3.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2019 · 2019BEAM01
Max Beames has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.55, set at Adelaide Autumn 2023, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 365th in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2019, he has put 195 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.24 in October 2019 to 8.55, a 50% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.55 | 13.17 | top 3.8% | 365 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 2.61 | 5.48 | top 10.0% | 756 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.89 | 9.25 | top 19.2% | 951 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 53.45 | 1:07.40 | top 28.9% | 755 / 3,051 | |
| Skewb | 7.00 | 10.74 | top 33.7% | 949 / 3,534 | |
| Megaminx | 1:49.44 | 1:55.03 | top 40.0% | 495 / 1,277 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.47 | 38.14 | top 43.0% | 1,006 / 2,659 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:46.05 | — | top 48.4% | 213 / 394 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.98 | 2:10.66 | top 52.4% | 712 / 1,356 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 26:55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 164 / 180 | |
| Square-1 | 1:08.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 819 / 899 |
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
- 21 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.55 at Adelaide Autumn 2023.
- 15 Jan 2022Seven personal bests in one day at Adelaide Summer 2022.
- 5 Jun 2021Six personal bests in one day at SA State Championship 2021.
- 11 Jan 2020First sub-15 3×3: 14.38 at Adelaide Summer 2020.
- 11 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Adelaide Summer 2020.
- 5 Oct 2019First competition: Altona Algorithms 2019. A 17.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Adelaide Autumn 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Adelaide Autumn 2022 · 22 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Adelaide Summer 2022 · 15 Jan 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- SA State Championship 2021 · 5 Jun 2021 — 6 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Altona Algorithms 2019 · 5 Oct 2019
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.
- Gerard McGinley — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Leo Hock-Morris — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Rafael Chowindra — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.