People · United Kingdom
Max Grounds
3×3 · top 48.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026GROU01
Max Grounds has been competing for 4 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 23.20, set at Audun-le-Tiche Open 2026, puts him in the top 48.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,366th in the United Kingdom. Across 2 competitions since May 2026, he has put 46 official solves on the record across five events. Max has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 23.20 | 31.45 | top 48.4% | 3,366 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 6.38 | 9.38 | top 54.8% | 2,838 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.33 | 15.08 | top 69.2% | 2,703 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 14.57 | 17.37 | top 76.9% | 1,874 / 2,421 | |
| 4×4 | 2:27.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,979 / 2,071 |
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
- 15 May 2026First competition: Hessen Mini Open 2026. A 30.88 3×3 single to start from.
- 15 May 2026First sub-30 3×3: 25.51 at Hessen Mini Open 2026.
Competitions
- Audun-le-Tiche Open 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Hessen Mini Open 2026 · 15 May 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.
- Maksymilian Kalinowski — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Imanuel Müller — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alexy Demaretz — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.20 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.