People · Australia
Maxwell Colin
Skewb · top 4.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024COLI06
Maxwell Colin has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.93, set at Australian Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 147th in Australia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2024, he has put 199 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.87 in November 2024 to 9.87, a 41% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.93 | 7.96 | top 4.7% | 147 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 | 9.87 | 12.37 | top 7.1% | 655 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.28 | 7.46 | top 9.1% | 416 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.65 | 22.55 | top 14.2% | 320 / 2,659 | |
| 2×2 | 3.37 | 3.92 | top 18.6% | 1,401 / 8,567 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.53 | 1:32.26 | top 21.5% | 260 / 1,277 | |
| 4×4 | 50.53 | 56.67 | top 25.4% | 645 / 3,051 | |
| Clock | 36.48 | — | early days — 1 solve | 996 / 1,095 |
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
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at South Luzon Championship 2026.
- 2 Oct 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at Australian Nationals 2025.
- 2 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2025.
- 31 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.71 at VIC State Championship 2025.
- 31 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at VIC State Championship 2025.
- 30 Nov 2024First competition: Melbourne Cube Days 2024. A 16.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- South Luzon Championship 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- VIC State Championship 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2024 · 30 Nov 2024
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.
- Renae Chen — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Charlie Handley — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Roman Rudakov — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.