People · United States
Maxwell Mao
3×3 · top 45.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024MAOM01
Maxwell Mao has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.03, set at Only Cubes in ABQ 2026, puts him in the top 45.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26,250th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since November 2024, he has put 28 official solves on the record across four events. Maxwell has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 22.03 | 25.32 | top 45.5% | 26,250 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.85 | 8.16 | top 49.3% | 20,034 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.87 | 19.62 | top 52.0% | 15,134 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:04.83 | — | top 83.8% | 15,726 / 19,072 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Only Cubes in ABQ 2026.
- 16 Nov 2024First competition: Albuquerque Cubefest 2024. A 27.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Only Cubes in ABQ 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Albuquerque Cubefest 2024 · 16 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.
- Jakob Luber — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Alden Pocus — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mario Flores — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.03 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.