People · United Kingdom
Alex Baine
3×3 blindfolded · top 14.0% of 12,178 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023BAIN01
Alex Baine has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 1:02.92, set at Belfast Summer 2024, puts him in the top 14.0% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 71st in the United Kingdom. Across 3 competitions since January 2023, he has put 44 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 18.08 in January 2023 to 6.40, a 65% improvement. Alex 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:02.92 | — | early days — 3 solves | 71 / 311 | |
| 3×3 | 21.03 | 27.99 | top 42.8% | 2,957 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 6.40 | 9.14 | top 55.0% | 2,855 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 19.71 | 27.92 | top 92.5% | 3,513 / 3,656 |
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
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-30 3×3: 21.03 at Belfast Summer 2024.
- 5 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing with the Cats Saturday 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023First competition: Belfast Winter 2023. A 44.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belfast Summer 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Cats Saturday 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Belfast Winter 2023 · 14 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.
- Simon Kelly — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- James McCambridge — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Adam Devere — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,593 people have one; it is 2.92 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.