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Maxwell Cobb
Pyraminx · top 3.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018COBB01
Maxwell Cobb has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.09, set at Fort Wayne Favorites 2023, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,052nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since February 2018, he has put 450 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 47.56 in February 2018 to 12.03, a 75% improvement. Maxwell 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.09 | 4.87 | top 3.9% | 1,052 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.03 | 13.89 | top 14.0% | 7,506 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.24 | 10.20 | top 20.1% | 3,189 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.57 | 4.62 | top 21.1% | 8,252 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 19.27 | 26.77 | top 26.2% | 1,719 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 55.19 | 1:05.66 | top 30.9% | 4,882 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.49 | 1:56.68 | top 36.5% | 2,904 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.89 | 32.21 | top 36.5% | 4,840 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 16.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,360 / 8,927 | |
| 6×6 | 4:01.02 | 4:29.52 | top 65.7% | 2,545 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 6:50.42 | 6:58.71 | early days — 3 solves | 2,451 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:24.85 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,847 / 2,092 |
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
- 3 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Fort Wayne Favorites 2023.
- 28 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Country Roads Huntington 2022.
- 26 Mar 2022Three personal bests in one day at Port Huron Speedcubing 2022.
- 9 Nov 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.46 at Flag City Fall 2019.
- 9 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Flag City Fall 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Five personal bests in one day at Mishawaka Summer 2019.
Competitions
- Rapidly Grand 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Fort Wayne Favorites 2023 · 3 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Washtenaw Qualifier 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Gem City Donuts and Dragons 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Take a Break Ohio State 2023 · 17 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Imagination Station B 2023 · 8 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Blue Water Bridge Open 2022 · 4 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Country Roads Huntington 2022 · 28 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Port Huron Speedcubing 2022 · 26 Mar 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Flag City Fall 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Mishawaka Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Battle for Toledo 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Flag City Fall 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Husky Showdown 2018 · 3 Feb 2018
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.
- Steven Wintringham — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Harsha Paladugu — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Luke Garrett — met in 70 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.