People · United States
Max Henderson
3×3 · top 6.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2015 · 2015HEND02
Max Henderson has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.72, set at NovaCube 2017, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,734th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2015, he has put 151 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.99 in June 2015 to 9.72, a 61% improvement. Max has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 9.72 | 11.08 | top 6.7% | 3,734 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.22 | 20.15 | top 13.2% | 1,724 / 15,900 | |
| 2×2 | 3.68 | 4.65 | top 22.5% | 8,952 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 57.54 | 1:01.89 | top 33.9% | 5,483 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 9.44 | 15.03 | top 51.5% | 9,371 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:36.82 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,053 / 2,128 |
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
- 29 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at NovaCube 2017.
- 18 Feb 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Virginia Open Winter 2017.
- 18 Feb 2017Three personal bests in one day at Virginia Open Winter 2017.
- 13 Aug 2016Six personal bests in one day at Discovery Place 2016.
- 2 Apr 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.14 at Virginia Open Spring 2016.
- 2 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at Virginia Open Spring 2016.
Competitions
- NovaCube 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Virginia Open Winter 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Discovery Place 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Virginia Open Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Slow n Steady Fall 2015 · 26 Sep 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Slow n Steady Spring 2015 · 6 Jun 2015
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.
- Henry Savich — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Corey Sakowski — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 2.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.