People · United States
Max Lirio
2×2 · top 8.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023LIRI01
Max Lirio has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.40, set at Zephyr Cube Bash 2025, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,199th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2023, he has put 188 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.98 in January 2023 to 10.17, a 46% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 4.76 | top 8.0% | 3,199 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.17 | 13.08 | top 8.0% | 4,469 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 4.84 | 7.21 | top 17.0% | 2,728 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 8.54 | 10.61 | top 17.6% | 1,373 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 50.47 | 56.74 | top 25.4% | 3,946 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.73 | 29.32 | top 30.8% | 4,034 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.01 | 10.03 | top 36.3% | 10,420 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 26.03 | 35.33 | top 41.6% | 2,733 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 3:04.39 | — | top 79.5% | 7,324 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 3:16.60 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,446 / 8,026 |
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
- 5 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Florida Championship 2026.
- 13 Sep 2025Four personal bests in one day at Zephyr Cube Bash 2025.
- 18 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.19 at Cubing Knights V 2023.
- 16 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Knights V 2023.
- 25 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Holiday Open 2023.
Competitions
- Florida Championship 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Zephyr Cube Bash 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Knights V 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Holiday Open 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pegasus 2023 · 7 Jan 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.
- Sean Hartman — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Noah Swor — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Bitz — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.