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Max Lirio
2×2 · top 8.0% of 186,767 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 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,139th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2023, he has put 142 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.98 in January 2023 to 11.04, a 42% improvement. Max has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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% | 3,139 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.04 | 13.08 | top 10.6% | 5,735 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 4.84 | 7.21 | top 17.0% | 2,692 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 8.54 | 10.61 | top 17.7% | 1,352 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 54.86 | 1:01.77 | top 30.6% | 4,819 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.73 | 29.32 | top 30.7% | 3,976 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.01 | 12.78 | top 36.2% | 10,251 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 39.75 | 45.77 | top 65.1% | 4,271 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 3:04.39 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,208 / 9,401 |
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
- 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.
- 7 Jan 2023First competition: Pegasus 2023. A 18.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- 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.
- Carter Bitz — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Sean Hartman — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Noah Swor — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.