People · United States
Michael Cantu
2×2 · top 35.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024CANT09
Michael Cantu has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.66, set at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026, puts him in the top 35.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,205th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since August 2024, he has put 164 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.17 in August 2024 to 21.98, a 13% improvement. Michael has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.66 | 7.54 | top 35.1% | 14,205 / 41,674 | |
| Clock | 14.12 | 17.95 | top 44.3% | 3,651 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 | 21.98 | 28.36 | top 45.5% | 26,596 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 9.12 | 12.04 | top 49.3% | 8,943 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.68 | 13.21 | top 58.2% | 17,325 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 3:41.30 | — | top 86.4% | 7,074 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 2:36.40 | — | top 93.1% | 18,085 / 19,354 |
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
- 14 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026.
- 31 Aug 2024First competition: Pretzel Mania Summer 2024. A 25.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Virginia Championship 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- UMBC Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Championship 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Cougars WV 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- UMBC Fall 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 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.
- Leland Pak — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Currin Wilson — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ledger Ramirez — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-12 Clock single — 11,464 people have one; it is 2.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.