People · United Kingdom
Alec Hall
2×2 · top 2.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2025 · 2025HALL05
Alec Hall has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.51, set at Hampshire Autumn 2025, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 176th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2025, he has put 361 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.15 in July 2025 to 9.63, a 27% improvement. Alec 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.51 | 2.96 | top 2.2% | 176 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 9.63 | 12.06 | top 6.5% | 496 / 6,785 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.02 | 5.81 | top 7.8% | 307 / 3,704 | |
| Square-1 | 14.11 | 18.33 | top 14.4% | 151 / 789 | |
| Skewb | 4.52 | 6.10 | top 14.7% | 347 / 2,439 | |
| 4×4 | 43.73 | 51.52 | top 16.8% | 393 / 2,112 | |
| Clock | 9.56 | 11.39 | top 22.8% | 315 / 1,255 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.99 | 1:31.39 | top 24.4% | 292 / 998 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:01.15 | — | early days — 1 solve | 144 / 315 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.39 | 32.24 | top 40.4% | 717 / 1,861 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.92 | 1:59.52 | top 43.3% | 549 / 1,167 |
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 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.63 at Kewbz UK Championship 2026.
- 28 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Kewbz UK Championship 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Six personal bests in one day at Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026.
- 27 Jun 2026Six personal bests in one day at Hampshire Summer 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025Five personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Winter 2025.
- 25 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Hampshire Autumn 2025.
Competitions
- Kewbz UK Championship 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Hampshire Summer 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Winter 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Hampshire Autumn 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Bristol August 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Summer 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Billie Hammill — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Daniel Partridge — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bella Campbell — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.