People · United States
Michael Scalzi
3×3 · top 4.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025SCAL01
Michael Scalzi has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.99, set at Michigan Mini 40 2026, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,701st in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2025, he has put 207 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.37 in April 2025 to 8.99, a 60% improvement. Michael has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 8.99 | 11.49 | top 4.8% | 2,701 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.02 | 3.35 | top 4.9% | 1,961 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 43.39 | 45.96 | top 16.3% | 2,467 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.96 | 23.07 | top 17.7% | 2,277 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.67 | 8.22 | top 25.2% | 6,883 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.63 | 1:29.24 | top 25.4% | 1,744 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 7.09 | 11.17 | top 34.3% | 5,797 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 3:11.97 | 3:17.10 | early days — 3 solves | 1,745 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 29.75 | 39.35 | top 48.9% | 3,193 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:16.30 | 2:33.05 | top 58.9% | 5,036 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 6:12.96 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,170 / 3,184 | |
| Clock | 29.49 | — | early days — 3 solves | 7,437 / 8,927 |
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
- 2 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026.
- 16 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.99 at Michigan Mini 40 2026.
- 19 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Mini 39 2026.
- 29 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Michigan Medium 2025.
- 8 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Michigan Mini 38 2025.
- 6 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.94 at Michigan Mini 37 2025.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Michigan Mini 41 2026 · 21 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Mini 40 2026 · 16 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Mini 39 2026 · 19 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Medium 2025 · 29 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Mini 38 2025 · 8 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Mini 37 2025 · 6 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Mini 36 2025 · 13 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Mini 35 2025 · 18 Sep 2025
- Michigan Mini 30 2025 · 7 Apr 2025 — 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.
- Seth Rowell — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- James Hildreth — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Miles Reavis — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.