People · United States
Michael Terrell
3×3 · top 1.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021TERR04
Michael Terrell has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.43, set at Berkeley Fall 2026, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,155th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since November 2021, he has put 169 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.33 in November 2021 to 7.43, a 78% improvement. Michael has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 7.43 | 8.80 | top 1.9% | 1,155 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 25 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 121 / 2,059 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.78 | 8.84 | top 18.4% | 4,976 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 5.05 | 5.21 | top 40.0% | 16,326 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.01 | 1:28.24 | top 51.6% | 8,848 / 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
- 29 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 65 - Berkeley 2024.
- 23 Apr 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.12 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 31A - Mill Valley 2022.
- 27 Mar 2022First sub-30 3×3: 16.33 at SacCubing XI 2022.
- 27 Mar 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.33 at SacCubing XI 2022.
- 27 Mar 2022Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing XI 2022.
- 13 Nov 2021First competition: SacCubing X 2021. A 33.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2026 · 11 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- SacQuiet Fall 2026 · 19 Sep 2026
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 2026 · 29 Aug 2026
- Alameda County Fair 2026 · 27 Jun 2026
- Berkeley Spring 2026 · 26 Apr 2026
- Berkeley Pre-Cal Day 2026 · 17 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 66 - Belmont 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 65 - Berkeley 2024 · 29 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 64 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 8 Sep 2024
- Berkeley Summer 2023 · 26 Aug 2023
- Berkeley Spring 2023 · 12 Mar 2023
- Berkeley Winter B 2023 · 22 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 37 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 32 LIVE - SSF 2022 · 22 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 31A - Mill Valley 2022 · 23 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XI 2022 · 27 Mar 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing X 2021 · 13 Nov 2021
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.
- Mitchell Lane — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Anto Kam (甘浩東) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.