People · United States
Michael Finch
3×3 · top 6.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015FINC01
Michael Finch has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.60, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,524th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2015, he has put 135 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 50% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.29 in August 2015 to 9.60, a 41% improvement. Michael has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.60 | 10.41 | top 6.4% | 3,524 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.70 | 4.18 | top 10.9% | 4,307 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.56 | 8.73 | top 16.8% | 4,461 / 28,708 |
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
- 31 Aug 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at Music City Speedsolving 2018.
- 15 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Music City Fall 2017.
- 19 Mar 2016Three personal bests in one day at Athens Spring 2016.
- 2 Jan 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.23 at Music City Winter 2016.
- 8 Aug 2015First competition: Atlanta Open 2015. A 16.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2018 · 31 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Music City Fall 2017 · 15 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Athens Spring 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Music City Winter 2016 · 2 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Atlanta Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Nicolás Sánchez — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jared Stinson — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Katie Hull — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.