People · United States
Michael T. Gradt
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023GRAD04
Michael T. Gradt has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.35, set at DFW Cubing Fall 2024, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,180th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2023, he has put 293 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.49 in May 2023 to 9.35, a 19% improvement. Michael has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.35 | 11.60 | top 5.7% | 3,180 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.49 | 8.81 | top 10.2% | 2,647 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 4.00 | top 13.7% | 5,371 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 47.86 | 57.62 | top 21.9% | 3,330 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 17.46 | 26.57 | top 22.0% | 1,456 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 5.96 | 10.83 | top 25.4% | 4,134 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.75 | 1:48.77 | top 32.1% | 2,542 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.87 | 30.69 | top 33.9% | 4,459 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 15.90 | 17.03 | top 51.5% | 4,213 / 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
- 26 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.35 at DFW Cubing Fall 2024.
- 26 Oct 2024Seven personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Fall 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024Five personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Summer 2024.
- 2 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Don't Pop Austin 2024.
- 26 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023.
- 20 May 2023First competition: MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023. A 16.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- DFW Back to School 2024 · 25 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Don't Pop Austin 2024 · 2 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Conard — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Dylan Baumbach — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.