People · United States
Max Lau
2×2 · top 1.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016LAUM01
Max Lau has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.28, set at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 534th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since May 2016, he has put 427 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.84 in May 2016 to 8.12, a 61% improvement. Max has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.28 | 2.96 | top 1.3% | 534 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 8.12 | 9.79 | top 3.0% | 1,706 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.17 | 5.91 | top 8.5% | 2,190 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 3.73 | 6.82 | top 9.1% | 1,400 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 14.78 | 23.11 | top 15.9% | 1,076 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 47.78 | 51.27 | top 21.8% | 3,317 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.69 | 24.45 | top 25.1% | 3,240 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.49 | 1:38.86 | top 26.0% | 2,037 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 15.77 | 26.49 | top 50.9% | 4,164 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 2:13.20 | 3:00.75 | top 52.8% | 3,945 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 3:25.35 | 3:38.19 | top 52.9% | 1,999 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 6:47.58 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,438 / 3,184 |
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
- 18 May 2018Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018.
- 28 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Three Seconds Snakes 2018.
- 28 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at ChicaGhosts 2017.
- 9 Sep 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at Bulldog Cubing 2017.
- 25 Mar 2017Four personal bests in one day at Dixon Spring 2017.
- 18 Feb 2017Five personal bests in one day at Mishawaka Winter 2017.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Three Seconds Snakes 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Dixon Winter 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- ChicaGhosts 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Bulldog Cubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Cat and Mouse 2017 · 29 Apr 2017
- Dixon Spring 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Mishawaka Winter 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Dixon Fall 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Summit City Open 2016 · 7 May 2016
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.
- CJ Sheng — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- James Hildreth — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Blake Thompson — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.