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Michael Barnes
3×3 · top 57.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026BARN05
Michael Barnes has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 27.32, set at Yuba City Spring 2026, puts him in the top 57.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 34,024th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since February 2026, he has put 19 official solves on the record across four events. Michael has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 27.32 | 28.69 | top 57.5% | 34,024 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 10.65 | 13.76 | top 80.4% | 33,325 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 2:10.13 | — | early days — 2 solves | 16,208 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:05.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,200 / 15,683 |
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
- 7 Feb 2026First competition: Davis Winter 2026. A 27.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Yuba City Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Davis Winter 2026 · 7 Feb 2026
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.
- Bowen Deng (邓博文) — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Paul Mahvi — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rashad Kadado (رشاد قدادو) — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 2.32 away.
- A sub-10 2×2 single — 145,545 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.