People · Hong Kong, China
Maxwell Haoyuan Wu
3×3 · top 2.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023WUMA01
Maxwell Haoyuan Wu has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.61, set at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2025, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 56th in Hong Kong, China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2023, he has put 226 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. 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 | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.61 | 8.74 | top 2.2% | 56 / 1,424 | |
| 4×4 | 29.36 | 32.27 | top 2.5% | 24 / 447 | |
| 2×2 | 2.17 | 3.40 | top 6.0% | 86 / 880 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.29 | 1:15.84 | top 11.2% | 57 / 196 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.06 | 1:29.49 | top 20.6% | 64 / 169 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.74 | 27.34 | top 28.1% | 185 / 384 | |
| 6×6 | 2:36.72 | 2:43.53 | top 29.1% | 49 / 90 | |
| 7×7 | 4:12.36 | 4:45.00 | top 35.2% | 45 / 74 |
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
- 29 Aug 2025Six personal bests in one day at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2025.
- 23 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at A Buffalo Cube Day 2024.
- 30 Jun 2023Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023First competition: UoSM Cube Day 2023. A 8.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2025 · 29 Aug 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Lexington Weeknights I 2025 · 2 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- WPI Spring 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- A Buffalo Cube Day 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2023 · 30 Jun 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- UTM Speedcubing Open 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- UoSM Cube Day 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.
- Paul Mahvi — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Preston Schwartz — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Michael Young — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 4.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.