People · Australia
Alan Ranie
2×2 · top 9.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018RANI01
Alan Ranie has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.60, set at Canberra Autumn 2022, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 752nd in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2018, he has put 185 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.39 in October 2018 to 2.60, a 41% improvement. Alan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.60 | 4.07 | top 9.9% | 752 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 11.72 | 17.21 | top 12.9% | 1,148 / 11,709 | |
| Skewb | 5.25 | 8.67 | top 20.1% | 526 / 3,534 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.26 | 8.31 | top 21.9% | 1,099 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 54.56 | 1:06.07 | top 30.2% | 792 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.12 | 43.45 | top 53.6% | 1,251 / 2,659 | |
| Square-1 | 44.21 | — | early days — 1 solve | 669 / 899 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 May 2022First sub-15 3×3: 11.72 at Canberra Autumn 2022.
- 7 May 2022Four personal bests in one day at Canberra Autumn 2022.
- 6 Oct 2018First competition: Australian Nationals 2018.
Competitions
- NSW Open 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Canberra Autumn 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Marrickville Autumn Saturday 2021 · 22 May 2021 — 1 personal best set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019
- Koalafication Canberra 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2018 · 6 Oct 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.
- Jayden McNeill — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Liam Highducheck — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Caleb Clark — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.