People · New Zealand
Max Cai
3×3 · top 25.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026CAIM01
Max Cai has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.29, set at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026, puts him in the top 25.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 517th in New Zealand. Across 2 competitions since January 2026, he has put 44 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.84 in January 2026 to 15.29, a 50% improvement. Max has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.29 | 19.98 | top 25.4% | 517 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.36 | 12.68 | top 39.3% | 526 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 5.49 | 6.28 | top 45.2% | 776 / 1,615 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-30 3×3: 19.34 at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.34 at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026.
- 16 Jan 2026First competition: A New Year in Auckland 2026. A 30.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2026 · 16 Jan 2026
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.
- Hussain Alsibaee — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Kaden Ho — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Noah Vaa — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.