People · Australia
Max Taylor
Pyraminx · top 12.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022TAYL17
Max Taylor has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.81, set at WA Open 2023, puts him in the top 12.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 561st in Australia. Across 18 competitions since October 2022, he has put 214 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:08.34 in October 2022 to 24.04, a 65% improvement. Max has entered 18 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.81 | 12.35 | top 12.0% | 561 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 5.69 | 9.62 | top 47.5% | 3,760 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 24.04 | 29.83 | top 50.5% | 5,252 / 11,709 | |
| Skewb | 14.50 | 24.10 | top 76.6% | 2,637 / 3,534 | |
| Clock | 26.96 | 33.53 | top 80.2% | 875 / 1,095 | |
| 4×4 | 2:12.64 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,709 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:31.92 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,570 / 2,659 |
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
- 19 Mar 2023First sub-30 3×3: 29.40 at Hurry Up Karrinyup 2023.
- 19 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Hurry Up Karrinyup 2023.
- 26 Nov 2022First sub-60 3×3: 48.62 at Butler Blitz 2022.
- 8 Oct 2022First competition: Cool Down with the Cows 2022. A 1:08.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Perth Puzzle Pyjama Party 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
- Perth Puzzle Party 2024 · 13 Jan 2024
- Speedy South Perth 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- WA Open 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pinjarra Puzzle Party 2023 · 16 Jul 2023
- Perth Time Trial 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Quintilian Cube-Off 2023 · 17 Jun 2023
- Mandurah Mayhem 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Autumn 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Freo Cube-Off 2023 · 16 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Hurry Up Karrinyup 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Get a Success in Success 2023 · 26 Feb 2023
- Perth FMC Day 2023 · 18 Feb 2023
- Albany Summer Solving 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Summer 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Steady Sorrento 2022 · 4 Dec 2022
- Butler Blitz 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cool Down with the Cows 2022 · 8 Oct 2022
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.
- Amy Smith — met in 61 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Williams — met in 58 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jaxon Foster — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.