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Michael Archer Young

2×2 · top 94.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023YOUN22

Michael Archer Young has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 18.38, set at The Art of the Cube Colorado 2023, puts him in the top 94.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 39,151st in the United States. Across 2 competitions since July 2023, he has put 10 official solves on the record across one event. His 2×2 best has come down from 21.22 in July 2023 to 18.38, a 13% improvement. Michael has entered two competitions.

2×2
best event — top 94.4% of 186,767 all-time
18.38
signature single · The Art of the Cube Colorado 2023
10
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×218.3824.64
top 94.4%39,151 / 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

Don't Fall Off Pikes Peak 2023: 21.22The Art of the Cube Colorado 2023: 18.3818.3821.2215 Jul 202314 Oct 2023

Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-15 2×2 single — 169,048 people have one; it is 3.38 away.

Targets move as he improves.