People · United States
Russell Ma
2×2 · top 40.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019MARU01
Russell Ma has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.07, set at Santa Barbara Fall 2019, puts him in the top 40.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16,147th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since February 2019, he has put 57 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.99 in February 2019 to 25.42, a 27% improvement. Russell has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 5.07 | 6.86 | top 40.2% | 16,147 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 25.42 | 28.37 | top 53.5% | 31,383 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.60 | 25.17 | top 64.7% | 19,096 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:13.59 | — | early days — 1 solve | 16,493 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 4:08.85 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,802 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:05.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,445 / 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
- 27 Apr 2019First sub-30 3×3: 25.42 at West LA Spring 2019.
- 23 Feb 2019First competition: Santa Barbara Winter 2019. A 34.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Santa Barbara Fall 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- West LA Spring 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Thousand Oaks Cubing Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Santa Barbara Winter 2019 · 23 Feb 2019
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.
- Michael Young — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Paul Mahvi — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jordan Herman — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.