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Maxwell Ace Adams
2×2 · top 18.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023ADAM10
Maxwell Ace Adams has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.38, set at Manchester Favourites II 2026, puts him in the top 18.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,075th in the United Kingdom. Across 7 competitions since April 2023, he has put 87 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.50 in April 2023 to 13.72, a 63% improvement. Maxwell has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.38 | 6.24 | top 18.7% | 1,075 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 13.72 | 19.15 | top 20.0% | 1,345 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.71 | — | top 73.6% | 1,658 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 3:13.87 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,027 / 1,151 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.96 | 21.41 | top 85.0% | 3,269 / 3,656 |
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 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.72 at Manchester Favourites II 2026.
- 15 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.72 at Leeds Spring 2025.
- 3 Aug 2024First sub-30 3×3: 29.92 at Manchester August 2024.
- 1 Apr 2023First competition: Wakefield Spring 2023. A 37.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Leeds Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
- Manchester Favourites II 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Manchester June 2025 · 15 Jun 2025
- Leeds Spring 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Manchester January 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Manchester August 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Wakefield Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 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.
- Luke Burns — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Maxwell Davies — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Caleb Wolf Dunn — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.