People · United States
Maxwell Landes
3×3 · top 5.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008LAND01
Maxwell Landes has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.13, set at Thanks Four The Invite 2018, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,948th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since November 2008, he has put 143 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.13 in November 2008 to 9.13, a 78% improvement. Maxwell has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.13 | 10.78 | top 5.2% | 2,948 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 50.42 | 52.33 | top 25.4% | 3,933 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.30 | 1:48.64 | top 32.5% | 2,614 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 2:17.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,251 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.29 | 38.33 | top 57.9% | 8,177 / 15,900 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:24.28 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,548 / 2,128 | |
| 2×2 | 9.68 | 10.72 | top 76.6% | 32,284 / 41,674 |
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
- 16 Apr 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.53 at Reno Open 2016.
- 16 Apr 2016Three personal bests in one day at Reno Open 2016.
- 12 Oct 2013First sub-15 3×3: 11.50 at Antelope Valley Fall 2013.
- 23 May 2009First sub-20 3×3: 18.58 at San Diego Open 2009.
- 4 Apr 2009First sub-30 3×3: 20.53 at San Diego Science Festival 2009.
- 22 Nov 2008First competition: Caltech Fall 2008. A 41.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- San Diego Summer 2019 · 31 Aug 2019
- Thanks for the InFive 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Thanks Four The Invite 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- UCSD Summer 2017 · 11 Jun 2017
- Reno Open 2016 · 16 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- San Diego Summer Splash 2014 · 24 May 2014
- Antelope Valley Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- San Diego Open 2009 · 23 May 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- San Diego Science Festival 2009 · 4 Apr 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008
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.
- Michael Young — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Shane Grogan — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrew Nathenson — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 21,117 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.