People · Australia
Alex Bird
Skewb · top 30.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017BIRD01
Alex Bird has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 6.64, set at Cube for Cambodia 2018, puts him in the top 30.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 852nd in Australia. Across 6 competitions since May 2017, he has put 98 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.80 in May 2017 to 17.59, a 26% improvement. Alex has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 6.64 | 11.71 | top 30.8% | 852 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 | 17.59 | 19.36 | top 32.8% | 3,112 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 5.13 | 6.66 | top 40.9% | 3,222 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.76 | 18.10 | top 71.6% | 4,337 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 1:50.28 | — | top 76.8% | 2,307 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.90 | 58.17 | top 78.4% | 1,950 / 2,659 |
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
- 18 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.72 at Melbourne Cube Days 2017.
- 18 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Days 2017.
- 7 May 2017First competition: Cube for Cambodia 2017. A 23.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Summer 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Cube for Cambodia 2018 · 6 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube for Cambodia 2017 · 7 May 2017
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.
- Jack Cai — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Will Gurnett — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ramesh Vidyasagar — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.