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Alan Arul Stephen
2×2 · top 7.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022STEP02
Alan Arul Stephen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.34, set at Cube Against Cancer DFW 2025, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 585th in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2022, he has put 210 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.18 in April 2022 to 10.88, a 53% improvement. Alan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.34 | 4.65 | top 7.4% | 585 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 10.88 | 13.79 | top 10.1% | 1,156 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.50 | 5.94 | top 10.2% | 586 / 8,934 | |
| Clock | 8.32 | 9.12 | top 16.7% | 146 / 1,092 | |
| 4×4 | 55.32 | 1:07.78 | top 31.1% | 950 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.54 | 38.48 | top 35.6% | 1,288 / 4,516 | |
| 5×5 | 3:00.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,072 / 1,525 |
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
- 28 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Spring 2026.
- 1 Mar 2025Five personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer DFW 2025.
- 16 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.24 at DFW Megacomp 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at DFW Megacomp 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.80 at DFW Winter Variation 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at DFW Winter Variation 2024.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer DFW 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- DFW Megacomp 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- DFW Winter Variation 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- San Diego Spring 2022 · 16 Apr 2022
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.
- Tristan Patrick — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Ryan Pilat — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cole Dugger — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.