People · United States
Michael Allison
2×2 · top 2.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2020 · 2020ALLI01
Michael Allison has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.48, set at IlliNxNois Spring 2025, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 825th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since February 2020, he has put 31 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.21 in February 2020 to 7.58, a 38% improvement. Michael has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.48 | 6.06 | top 2.1% | 825 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 7.58 | 14.03 | top 2.1% | 1,252 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 49.74 | 53.17 | top 24.4% | 3,730 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:07.25 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,549 / 9,401 |
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
- 23 Mar 2025First sub-10 3×3: 7.58 at IlliNxNois Spring 2025.
- 16 Feb 2020First competition: Cubing Peoria 2020. A 12.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- IlliNxNois Spring 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Peoria 2020 · 16 Feb 2020
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.
- Ashley Gray — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jammir Aloya — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ant Irizarry — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.