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Max Ruderman
3×3 · top 2.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016RUDE01
Max Ruderman has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.04, set at Hancock County Spring 2026, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,679th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since December 2016, he has put 493 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.10 in December 2016 to 8.04, a 65% improvement. Max has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.04 | 9.26 | top 2.9% | 1,679 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.19 | 5.46 | top 4.3% | 1,159 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.33 | 1:12.84 | top 10.0% | 788 / 9,537 | |
| 4×4 | 40.66 | 46.31 | top 12.9% | 1,945 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 5.13 | 10.76 | top 19.2% | 3,082 / 19,164 | |
| 2×2 | 3.45 | 4.28 | top 19.7% | 7,804 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.14 | 30.44 | top 23.7% | 3,078 / 15,900 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:35.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,590 / 2,128 | |
| Square-1 | 56.30 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,505 / 6,846 |
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
- 21 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Northwest Championship 2026.
- 26 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Hancock County Spring 2026.
- 20 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.09 at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023.
- 20 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023.
- 29 Apr 2022Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022.
- 20 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at Flag City Fall 2018.
Competitions
- Oregon State Fall 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Northwest Championship 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rose City OR 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Hancock County Spring 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- UIUC Fall 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022 · 29 Apr 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Gem City 2022 · 9 Jan 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Indianapolis Fall 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Flag City Fall 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Husky Showdown 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Wildcat Holiday 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Queen City 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaker Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Steven Wintringham — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Zachary Garber — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.