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Alan Modestus Tony

3×3 · top 6.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017TONY01

Alan Modestus Tony has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.71, set at Calicut Cubing Gambit 2026, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 715th in India. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2017, he has put 131 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.64 in October 2017 to 9.71, a 48% improvement. Alan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3

best event — top 6.7% of 284,439 all-time

9.71

signature single · Calicut Cubing Gambit 2026

131

official solves on the record

14%

solve-to-solve spread · wider than 63% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked

Event	PB single	PB average		India
3×3	9.71	12.16	top 6.7%	715 / 20,018
3×3 one-handed	14.68	21.29	top 7.4%	240 / 4,516
2×2	3.24	4.44	top 17.1%	1,432 / 12,146
Megaminx	2:13.24	2:33.36	top 52.8%	609 / 1,443
3×3 Fewest Moves	43 moves	47.33	early days — 3 solves	298 / 600
Pyraminx	11.47	13.69	top 63.8%	4,432 / 8,934
3×3 blindfolded	4:17.26	—	early days — 1 solve	373 / 598
4×4	1:50.31	—	early days — 2 solves	2,773 / 4,186
Skewb	28.76	—	early days — 2 solves	3,246 / 3,524

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

1 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Calicut Cubing Gambit 2026.
6 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at Calicut Cubing Conquest 2025.
6 Sep 2025Six personal bests in one day at Calicut Cubing Conquest 2025.
10 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.21 at Sunmarke Dubai Open 2018.
10 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Sunmarke Dubai Open 2018.
21 Oct 2017First competition: Sunmarke Dubai Open II 2017. A 20.02 3×3 single to start from.

Competitions

Calicut Cubing Gambit 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
Calicut Cubing Conquest 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 6 personal bests set
GEMS Modern Academy Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
Sunmarke Dubai Open 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
Sunmarke Dubai Open II 2017 · 21 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best 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.

Sulaiman Mohammed Kabeer — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Ritesh R Nair — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Hari A. Deepak — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once

Next targets

A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.68 away.

Targets move as he improves.