People · Canada
Alex Andersen
3×3 · top 3.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024ANDE23
Alex Andersen has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.30, set at St. John's 2024, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 334th in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2024, he has put 157 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 59% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Alex has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.30 | 10.97 | top 3.4% | 334 / 10,502 | |
| Skewb | 3.21 | 6.39 | top 6.1% | 111 / 2,928 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.11 | 6.62 | top 8.3% | 298 / 4,913 | |
| 2×2 | 2.82 | 3.73 | top 12.3% | 832 / 7,245 | |
| 4×4 | 42.60 | 49.07 | top 15.3% | 392 / 3,180 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.80 | 23.93 | top 22.8% | 490 / 2,632 |
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
- 29 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at St. John's Fall 2025.
- 5 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Gander 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024First competition: St. John's 2024. A 11.68 3×3 single to start from.
- 22 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.30 at St. John's 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at St. John's 2024.
Competitions
- St. John's Fall 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- St. John's Spring 2025 · 26 Apr 2025
- Gander 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- St. John's 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 4 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.
- Damon Squires — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Tai Sullivan — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Nick Slade — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.