People · United States
Xavier Mcphee
4×4 · top 2.0% of 85,040 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022MCPH01
Xavier Mcphee has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 28.43, set at Gulf Shores 2025, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 337th in the United States. Until April 2012, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2022, he has put 241 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.32 in May 2022 to 7.96, a 15% improvement. Xavier has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 28.43 | 34.65 | top 2.0% | 337 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 | 7.96 | 9.44 | top 2.7% | 1,600 / 60,666 | |
| 5×5 | 53.31 | 59.59 | top 2.8% | 227 / 9,537 | |
| 7×7 | 2:37.28 | 2:44.93 | top 5.1% | 137 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.79 | 16.28 | top 7.8% | 1,045 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 1:52.10 | 1:56.36 | top 8.1% | 279 / 4,262 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.98 | 7.33 | top 13.1% | 3,459 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 1:06.64 | 1:13.04 | top 13.8% | 956 / 8,026 | |
| 2×2 | 2.97 | 4.86 | top 14.0% | 5,562 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 6.33 | 9.19 | top 28.5% | 4,712 / 19,164 | |
| Square-1 | 45.44 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,761 / 6,846 |
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
- 8 Nov 2025Six personal bests in one day at Gulf Shores 2025.
- 15 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023.
- 27 Aug 2022Five personal bests in one day at Let's Even the Odds Alabama 2022.
- 14 May 2022First competition: Starkvegas Spring 2022. A 10.21 3×3 single to start from.
- 14 May 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.32 at Starkvegas Spring 2022.
- 14 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Starkvegas Spring 2022.
Competitions
- Gulf Shores 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Let's Even the Odds Alabama 2022 · 27 Aug 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Starkvegas Spring 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 3 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.
- Daniel Mullen — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Katie Hull — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Vishwa Sankar — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 3.43 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.