People · United States
Mike Smith
2×2 · top 77.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2012 · 2012SMIT04
Mike Smith has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 9.96, set at Caltech Winter Open 2013, puts him in the top 77.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 32,214th in the United States. Across 12 competitions since June 2012, he has put 103 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:17.75 in September 2012 to 40.88, a 47% improvement. Mike has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 9.96 | 13.32 | top 77.8% | 32,214 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 40.88 | 48.96 | top 77.9% | 47,563 / 59,724 |
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
- 23 Feb 2013First sub-60 3×3: 46.25 at Caltech Winter Open 2013.
- 16 Jun 2012First competition: Antelope Valley Summer 2012.
Competitions
- Vegas Cubing Cup Winter 2025 · 8 Feb 2025
- Mountains Open Up 2023 · 15 Apr 2023
- Caltech Winter Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014
- Caltech Fall Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013
- Antelope Valley Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013
- Nisei Week 2013 · 17 Aug 2013 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013
- Antelope Valley Spring Open 2013 · 6 Apr 2013
- Caltech Winter Open 2013 · 23 Feb 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Diamond Bar Open 2012 · 14 Oct 2012
- Eagle Peak - San Diego Open 2012 · 29 Sep 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Antelope Valley Summer 2012 · 16 Jun 2012
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.
- Andy Smith — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Young — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Samuel Chiu — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-40 3×3 single — 218,634 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.