People · United States
Max Whistler
2×2 · top 2.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025WHIS01
Max Whistler has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.61, set at UCO Mega Cube-Off 2026, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,058th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2025, he has put 182 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.85 in January 2025 to 10.27, a 46% improvement. Max has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 1.61 | 3.32 | top 2.7% | 1,058 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.27 | 12.51 | top 8.3% | 4,638 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 49.81 | 59.41 | top 24.6% | 3,804 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 6.39 | 8.84 | top 28.9% | 4,805 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.53 | 11.59 | top 32.3% | 9,189 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.22 | 2:02.47 | top 35.4% | 2,584 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 25.77 | 48.16 | top 40.9% | 2,692 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.90 | 2:02.72 | top 41.9% | 3,459 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.07 | 34.40 | top 44.6% | 6,110 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 3:44.35 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,349 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 6:16.59 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,247 / 3,236 | |
| Clock | 23.73 | 28.08 | top 74.2% | 6,636 / 9,172 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026Eight personal bests in one day at UCO Mega Cube-Off 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Tulsa 2026.
- 3 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at Oklahoma Championship 2025.
- 3 May 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Oklahoma Championship 2025.
- 19 Jan 2025First competition: DFW Cubing Winter 2025. A 19.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCO Mega Cube-Off 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Tulsa 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Oklahoma Championship 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Winter 2025 · 19 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Jake Maddox — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jeffrey Woolston — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Casey Ngo — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.