People · United States
Michael Hestand
3×3 · top 25.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023HEST01
Michael Hestand has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.42, set at Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024, puts him in the top 25.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,342nd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since June 2023, he has put 99 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.68 in June 2023 to 15.42, a 25% improvement. Michael has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 15.42 | 18.80 | top 25.9% | 14,342 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.88 | 1:15.81 | top 46.8% | 7,898 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 6.20 | 8.42 | top 53.0% | 21,989 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 9.79 | 11.78 | top 53.6% | 9,832 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 2:31.00 | — | top 61.7% | 4,767 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.89 | 54.21 | top 66.6% | 9,605 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 2:39.12 | — | top 70.1% | 6,255 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.00 | 21.36 | top 72.9% | 21,960 / 29,168 | |
| 6×6 | 5:07.82 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,410 / 4,262 |
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
- 9 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Little Giant Open 2024.
- 21 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024.
- 3 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.85 at Fort Wayne Favorites 2023.
- 3 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Fort Wayne Favorites 2023.
- 24 Jun 2023First competition: Little Giant Open 2023. A 21.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Little Giant Open 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024 · 21 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Fort Wayne Favorites 2023 · 3 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Little Giant Open 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 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.
- Jin Thrall — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucy Grace Bryson — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lucas Stambaugh — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 31,087 people have one; it is 9.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.