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Maximilian Wang
Skewb · top 1.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026WANG13
Maximilian Wang has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.06, set at Saint John's Summer 2026, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 229th in the United States. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since January 2026, he has put 256 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.04 in January 2026 to 9.55, a 47% improvement. Maximilian has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.06 | 7.62 | top 1.5% | 229 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.31 | 4.60 | top 4.7% | 1,239 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 9.55 | 12.25 | top 6.2% | 3,438 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.74 | 4.31 | top 11.4% | 4,481 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 44.77 | 48.38 | top 18.0% | 2,748 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 10.03 | 12.70 | top 25.2% | 1,932 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.00 | 23.90 | top 26.1% | 3,361 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.63 | 1:46.99 | top 33.6% | 2,668 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:19.62 | — | top 56.1% | 4,217 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 4:07.17 | 4:19.71 | early days — 3 solves | 2,644 / 4,196 |
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 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026.
- 2 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026.
- 13 Jun 2026Six personal bests in one day at Saint John's Summer 2026.
- 23 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Quabbin Spring 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Wakefield MA Spring 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.75 at Mohawk Valley Winter 2026.
Competitions
- Brookline Favorites IV 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Saint John's Summer 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Quabbin Spring 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- WPI Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wakefield MA Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- UMass Spring 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Mohawk Valley Winter 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Wide Moves & Waterslides CT 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 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.
- Derek White — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Syed Mekaeel Ghani — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Joshua Burdick — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.