People · Canada
Max Jiang
3×3 · top 1.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2015 · 2015JIAN04
Max Jiang has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.45, set at National Capital Region 2018, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 191st in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since March 2015, he has put 403 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.87 in March 2015 to 7.45, an 83% 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.45 | 9.70 | top 1.9% | 191 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 1.46 | 2.32 | top 2.0% | 126 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 34.06 | 37.76 | top 5.9% | 138 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.09 | 17.18 | top 6.3% | 131 / 2,620 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.43 | 5.75 | top 9.9% | 361 / 4,858 | |
| Square-1 | 15.35 | 24.30 | top 17.2% | 147 / 952 | |
| Skewb | 4.92 | 6.35 | top 17.5% | 400 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:18.52 | — | top 19.0% | 58 / 351 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.34 | 1:29.81 | top 20.2% | 237 / 1,499 | |
| Megaminx | 2:00.54 | 2:07.44 | top 45.9% | 511 / 1,375 | |
| 7×7 | 5:32.93 | 5:45.77 | early days — 3 solves | 260 / 503 | |
| 6×6 | 3:46.99 | 3:51.16 | early days — 3 solves | 345 / 665 |
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
- 19 May 2018Eight personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2018.
- 4 Feb 2017First sub-10 3×3: 8.53 at Montreal Open Winter 2017.
- 4 Feb 2017Six personal bests in one day at Montreal Open Winter 2017.
- 20 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at Toronto Limited Summer 2016.
- 26 Mar 2016Ten personal bests in one day at Atlantic Open 2016.
- 5 Dec 2015First sub-30 3×3: 13.72 at Atlantic Open Fall 2015.
Competitions
- National Capital Region 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- Battle of Waterloo 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2017 · 21 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Montreal Open Winter 2017 · 4 Feb 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Toronto Limited Summer 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Atlantic Open 2016 · 26 Mar 2016 — 10 personal bests set
- Atlantic Open Fall 2015 · 5 Dec 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Atlantic Open 2015 · 28 Mar 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.
- Ken Jiang — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 33 times · head to head
- Brennen Lin — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
- Ray Vince Ong — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.