People · Ireland
Al Grogan
3×3 · top 25.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018GROG01
Al Grogan has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.16, set at Belgian Open 2019, puts him in the top 25.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 365th in Ireland. Across 10 competitions since July 2018, he has put 276 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.68 in July 2018 to 15.16, a 36% improvement. Al has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.16 | 18.04 | top 25.1% | 365 / 1,465 | |
| Clock | 12.41 | 15.68 | top 37.0% | 134 / 342 | |
| 2×2 | 5.35 | 8.61 | top 43.7% | 550 / 1,190 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.82 | 1:21.83 | top 48.7% | 244 / 586 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 44 / 88 | |
| Skewb | 11.83 | 15.01 | top 65.2% | 432 / 632 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.59 | 22.33 | top 70.7% | 700 / 924 | |
| 5×5 | 3:03.26 | — | top 79.1% | 238 / 300 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.34 | — | top 82.3% | 352 / 454 | |
| Square-1 | 1:14.34 | — | early days — 3 solves | 187 / 198 | |
| Megaminx | 4:55.87 | — | early days — 1 solve | 289 / 288 | |
| 7×7 | 14:42.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 109 / 108 |
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
- 17 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Nordic Championship 2019.
- 31 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.72 at Cork Open 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Cork Open 2019.
- 14 Jul 2018First competition: Irish Championship 2018. A 23.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dublin Open Sunday 2022 · 21 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Don't DNF Dublin 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Chelles Open 2020 · 15 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Every Event Éire 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Nordic Championship 2019 · 17 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Belgian Open 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Cork Open 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2018 · 14 Jul 2018
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.
- Richard Madden — met in 55 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mary Hennessy — met in 52 rounds, never finished ahead
- Scott Froggatt — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-12 Clock single — 11,464 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.