People · United States
Alex Barg
3×3 · top 35.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008BARG01
Alex Barg has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.55, set at Lexington Fall Open 2008, puts him in the top 35.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20,059th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since November 2008, he has put 84 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.55 | 21.95 | top 35.8% | 20,059 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.30 | 8.44 | top 43.0% | 17,336 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 2:59.94 | 3:20.29 | early days — 3 solves | 5,809 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 2:00.03 | 2:19.45 | top 81.7% | 15,229 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 58.06 | 1:03.96 | top 82.8% | 12,365 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:53.41 | 4:05.88 | top 90.9% | 8,560 / 9,401 |
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
- 8 Nov 2008First competition: Lexington Fall Open 2008. A 18.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Indiana Summer Open 2009 · 25 Jul 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Indiana Winter Open 2008 · 13 Dec 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Lexington Fall Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008 — 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.
- Phil Thomas — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jim Mertens — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mike Hughey — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.55 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.