People · Canada
Maxwell MacNeil
2×2 · top 5.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2015 · 2015MACN01
Maxwell MacNeil has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.08, set at Atlantic Open 2017, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 333rd in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2015, he has put 80 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.20 in March 2015 to 19.19, a 47% improvement. Maxwell has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.08 | 6.29 | top 5.3% | 333 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 | 19.19 | 23.95 | top 37.7% | 3,776 / 10,502 | |
| Skewb | 8.61 | 12.91 | top 45.9% | 1,218 / 2,928 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.03 | 18.00 | top 53.2% | 2,596 / 4,913 | |
| 4×4 | 2:15.29 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,747 / 3,180 | |
| 5×5 | 3:46.06 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,316 / 1,546 |
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
- 4 Mar 2017Four personal bests in one day at Atlantic Open 2017.
- 26 Mar 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.20 at Atlantic Open 2016.
- 4 Jul 2015First sub-30 3×3: 24.88 at Atlantic Open Special 2015.
- 28 Mar 2015First competition: Atlantic Open 2015. A 36.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Atlantic Open 2017 · 4 Mar 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Atlantic Open 2016 · 26 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Atlantic Open Special 2015 · 4 Jul 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Atlantic Open 2015 · 28 Mar 2015
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.
- Eric Boudreau — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Liam Orovec — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Micah Stairs — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 4.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.