People · United States
Micah Arnold
Skewb · top 2.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ARNO07
Micah Arnold has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.47, set at Lopes Up AZ 2025, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 406th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2023, he has put 212 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.44 in September 2023 to 10.08, a 19% improvement. Micah 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.47 | 3.31 | top 2.8% | 406 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 10.08 | 12.56 | top 7.7% | 4,239 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 4.74 | top 11.6% | 4,548 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 40.48 | 47.10 | top 12.7% | 1,865 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 8.87 | 11.47 | top 19.3% | 1,475 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.03 | 22.96 | top 20.5% | 2,637 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.09 | 9.12 | top 20.7% | 5,566 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.35 | 1:49.65 | top 29.2% | 2,300 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 20.72 | 27.19 | top 29.6% | 1,924 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 1:57.62 | 2:39.57 | top 44.4% | 3,253 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 3:46.47 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,350 / 4,196 |
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
- 15 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Lopes Up AZ 2025.
- 18 May 2024Six personal bests in one day at Arizona Championship 2024.
- 2 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Harmony El Paso Cubing 2023.
- 15 Sep 2023First competition: InTents Cubing Grand Canyon 2023. A 12.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Lopes Up AZ 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Arizona Championship 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Harmony El Paso Cubing 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- InTents Cubing Grand Canyon 2023 · 15 Sep 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.
- Jeremy Bulambot — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ivan Vanek — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Dan Tran — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.