People · United States
Maxwell Zhang
3×3 · top 18.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024ZHAN81
Maxwell Zhang has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.24, set at Round Rock Splash & Solve 2026, puts him in the top 18.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,785th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since June 2024, he has put 67 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.45 in June 2024 to 13.24, a 44% improvement. Maxwell has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 13.24 | 17.75 | top 18.3% | 9,785 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.92 | 5.32 | top 38.3% | 15,344 / 40,951 |
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 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.24 at Round Rock Splash & Solve 2026.
- 6 Jul 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.64 at Richardson Cubing Afternoon 2024.
- 2 Jun 2024First competition: Don't Pop Austin 2024. A 23.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Round Rock Splash & Solve 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- San Antonio Fall 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Houston 2025 · 1 Mar 2025
- Richardson Cubing Afternoon 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Don't Pop Austin 2024 · 2 Jun 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.
- Michael Conard — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Pilat — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tucker Chamberlain — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.24 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.