People · United States
Michael O'Brien
2×2 · top 15.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023OBRI14
Michael O'Brien has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.12, set at DFW Eclipse Cubing 2024, puts him in the top 15.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,111th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since December 2023, he has put 73 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.63 in December 2023 to 14.24, a 24% improvement. Michael has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.12 | 5.21 | top 15.6% | 6,111 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.24 | 16.70 | top 21.8% | 11,801 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:28.40 | — | early days — 3 solves | 456 / 2,092 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.19 | 14.39 | top 29.4% | 8,145 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.30 | 1:10.24 | top 39.9% | 6,493 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 8.62 | 12.63 | top 45.9% | 8,095 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 19.84 | 22.36 | top 64.1% | 5,465 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 3:03.43 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,914 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:26.36 | — | early days — 1 solve | 14,564 / 15,683 |
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
- 6 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.24 at DFW Eclipse Cubing 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at DFW Eclipse Cubing 2024.
- 2 Dec 2023First competition: Texas Championship 2023. A 19.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DFW Eclipse Cubing 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Texas Championship 2023 · 2 Dec 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.
- Anish Venkataraman — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Dylan Baumbach — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Leia Jiang — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.