People · New Zealand
Maxwell de Jardine
Pyraminx · top 9.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023JARD02
Maxwell de Jardine has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.39, set at Johnsonville FTOpen 2025, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 147th in New Zealand. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2023, he has put 267 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.79 in December 2023 to 13.09, a 26% 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.39 | 6.49 | top 9.6% | 147 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 | 13.09 | 14.69 | top 17.7% | 377 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 3.39 | 4.75 | top 18.9% | 353 / 1,615 | |
| Skewb | 5.32 | 7.40 | top 20.6% | 167 / 666 | |
| Clock | 9.27 | 12.62 | top 21.4% | 84 / 303 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.84 | 1:47.46 | top 31.3% | 113 / 283 | |
| 4×4 | 59.19 | 1:06.21 | top 35.6% | 222 / 722 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.74 | 2:04.41 | top 47.2% | 166 / 355 | |
| Square-1 | 31.84 | 44.23 | top 52.9% | 147 / 251 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.14 | 41.12 | top 55.7% | 293 / 600 | |
| 6×6 | 3:40.52 | 4:00.70 | early days — 3 solves | 99 / 149 |
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
- 8 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Johnsonville FTOpen 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Just Solve in Johnsonville 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.70 at Kubing in Kapiti 2024.
- 9 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Kubing in Kapiti 2024.
- 14 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Only Cubes in Wellington 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at Welcome to Wellington 2024.
Competitions
- Johnsonville FTOpen 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Just Solve in Johnsonville 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Kubing in Kapiti 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Only Cubes in Wellington 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Solve Well In Wellington 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Welcome to Wellington 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Dylan Himmelfarb — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jack McDougall — met in 56 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.