People · United States
Max Gabriel
3×3 · top 4.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022GABR01
Max Gabriel has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.88, set at Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,603rd in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2022, he has put 156 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.19 in August 2022 to 8.88, a 51% improvement. Max has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.88 | 11.47 | top 4.6% | 2,603 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 4.55 | top 8.1% | 3,238 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.96 | 29.05 | top 28.7% | 3,759 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 6.65 | 15.53 | top 31.0% | 5,176 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 56.37 | 1:09.24 | top 32.4% | 5,212 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.96 | 11.52 | top 35.9% | 10,303 / 29,168 | |
| Clock | 14.94 | 18.36 | top 47.7% | 3,967 / 9,172 | |
| 5×5 | 3:06.20 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,396 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 3:39.83 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,039 / 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
- 16 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.88 at Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026.
- 14 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Y-Perms Near the Y-Bridge Zanesville 2024.
- 28 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Cubicle Day Oxford 2024.
- 15 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.77 at Ohio State Spring Gray 2023.
- 19 Aug 2022First competition: CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022. A 18.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Haunted Library OH 2024 · 31 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Y-Perms Near the Y-Bridge Zanesville 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Dublin Ohio Summer PM 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubicle Day Oxford 2024 · 28 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Ohio State Weekend of Madness 2024 · 16 Mar 2024
- Swoop in and Solve Oxford 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State Spring Gray 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022 · 19 Aug 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.
- Nikolas Carpenter — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Keenan Darkins — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Harsha Paladugu — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.