People · United States
Max James Root
Pyraminx · top 31.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023ROOT02
Max James Root has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.39, set at CubingUSA Western Championship 2024, puts him in the top 31.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,672nd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since June 2023, he has put 116 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.83 in June 2023 to 19.70, a 29% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.39 | 11.15 | top 31.1% | 8,672 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 19.70 | 21.32 | top 39.1% | 22,105 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.04 | 6.51 | top 39.8% | 15,995 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.99 | — | early days — 1 solve | 10,993 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 12.03 | 13.17 | top 66.2% | 12,348 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 21.23 | — | top 68.1% | 5,878 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 4:14.93 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,867 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:23.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,428 / 15,683 |
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 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.70 at Agoura Cubing Returns 2024.
- 17 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Agoura Cubing 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023First competition: Cal Poly SLO Spring 2023. A 27.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Santa Barbara Winter 2025 · 4 Jan 2025
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 · 2 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Agoura Cubing Returns 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Don't Turn SLOw Spring 2024 · 16 Mar 2024
- Agoura Cubing 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cal Poly SLO Spring 2023 · 3 Jun 2023
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.
- August Barnard — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Elijah Brown — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack Flynn Stewart — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.39 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.