People · United Kingdom
Michael Cox
3×3 · top 20.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2022 · 2022COXM01
Michael Cox has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.94, set at Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026, puts him in the top 20.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,393rd in the United Kingdom. Across 5 competitions since January 2022, he has put 112 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.01 in January 2022 to 13.94, a 42% improvement. Michael 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.94 | 19.35 | top 20.7% | 1,393 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 4.41 | 9.25 | top 31.8% | 1,694 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.48 | 2:06.85 | top 41.2% | 890 / 2,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.37 | 12.68 | top 48.0% | 1,951 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 12.82 | 18.46 | top 69.9% | 1,704 / 2,421 | |
| Square-1 | 1:37.90 | — | early days — 2 solves | 769 / 778 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.94 at Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026.
- 12 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2025.
- 4 Mar 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.63 at Edinburgh Spring 2023.
- 29 Jan 2022First competition: Wakefield Open 2022. A 24.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024 · 25 May 2024
- Edinburgh Spring 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wakefield Open 2022 · 29 Jan 2022
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.
- Bella Campbell — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- David Llewellyn — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Harry Thew — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.