People · United States
Alex Bishop
2×2 · top 23.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2014 · 2014BISH01
Alex Bishop has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.75, set at US Nationals 2015, puts him in the top 23.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,302nd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since August 2014, he has put 182 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.52 in August 2014 to 3.75, a 42% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.75 | 5.33 | top 23.4% | 9,302 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.79 | 12.72 | top 34.5% | 9,880 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 18.17 | 20.65 | top 34.7% | 19,648 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 10.81 | 14.30 | top 59.8% | 11,120 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.50 | 1:44.01 | top 60.3% | 10,622 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.27 | 53.81 | top 68.5% | 9,918 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 23.19 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,496 / 9,172 | |
| 5×5 | 3:30.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,174 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 3:46.25 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,190 / 8,026 |
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
- 31 Jul 2015Five personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2015.
- 4 Apr 2015First sub-20 3×3: 19.52 at Florida Spring 2015.
- 4 Apr 2015Six personal bests in one day at Florida Spring 2015.
- 29 Nov 2014Four personal bests in one day at Florida Feast 2014.
- 1 Aug 2014First competition: US Nationals 2014. A 20.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubetoberfest 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing Knights 2015 · 13 Jun 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Florida Spring 2015 · 4 Apr 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Florida Feast 2014 · 29 Nov 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014
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.
- Robby Allen — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Jayson Frascatore — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- James Olarte — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.