People · United States
Max Smith
3×3 · top 39.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023SMIT51
Max Smith has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.91, set at Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2024, puts him in the top 39.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22,478th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since May 2023, he has put 141 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one; 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.07 in May 2023 to 19.91, a 40% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.91 | 26.22 | top 39.7% | 22,478 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.32 | 11.42 | top 43.2% | 17,430 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.87 | 12.52 | top 43.7% | 12,534 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 11.65 | 18.11 | top 64.3% | 11,938 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:01.08 | — | early days — 3 solves | 12,676 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 3:45.38 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,999 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 43.92 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,527 / 8,927 |
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
- 2 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.91 at Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.85 at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 27 May 2023First competition: Minnesota Cube Melt 2023. A 33.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2025 · 11 Jan 2025
- Cubetcha MN 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Warm Up 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 2023
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2023 · 27 May 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 Kucala — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Boyd Mayfield — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andy Wong — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.91 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.