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Michael Gilbert
3×3 · top 23.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022GILB03
Michael Gilbert has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.66, set at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026, puts him in the top 23.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,846th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since June 2022, he has put 105 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.81 in June 2022 to 14.66, a 67% 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 | 14.66 | 19.10 | top 23.4% | 12,846 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.26 | 10.05 | top 30.0% | 8,457 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 4.47 | 6.19 | top 32.6% | 13,162 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.47 | — | top 52.1% | 8,926 / 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 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.66 at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.83 at Welcome to Washington D.C. 2026.
- 27 Sep 2025First sub-30 3×3: 24.60 at Ephrata Fall 2025.
- 27 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Ephrata Fall 2025.
- 4 Jun 2022First competition: ROC the Cube 2022. A 44.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Virginia Championship 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- RVA Spring 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Welcome to Washington D.C. 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UMBC Fall 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Ephrata Fall 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- ROC the Cube 2022 · 4 Jun 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.
- Fiona Bao — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Leland Pak — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hassan Khanani — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.66 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.