People · United States
Alan Gao
2×2 · top 18.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023GAOA01
Alan Gao has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.34, set at Pegasus 2023, puts him in the top 18.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,152nd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since January 2023, he has put 61 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.05 in January 2023 to 14.60, a 19% improvement. Alan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 3.34 | 5.43 | top 18.3% | 7,152 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.60 | 17.24 | top 23.1% | 12,493 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.87 | 1:12.39 | top 41.6% | 6,823 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 8.13 | 13.55 | top 42.3% | 7,382 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.57 | 39.91 | top 47.9% | 6,540 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:13.39 | 2:21.91 | top 57.3% | 4,873 / 9,401 |
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
- 13 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.60 at Zephyr Cube Bash 2025.
- 7 Jan 2023First competition: Pegasus 2023. A 18.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zephyr Cube Bash 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- St. Augustine 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pegasus 2023 · 7 Jan 2023
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.
- Carter Bitz — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ben Kazee — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jared Balassaitis — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.