People · United States
Alex Cao
2×2 · top 45.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023CAOA02
Alex Cao has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.54, set at Lucky Lynnwood 2023, puts him in the top 45.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,500th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since September 2023, he has put 57 official solves on the record across eight events. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.54 | 9.18 | top 45.8% | 18,500 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 24.49 | 29.61 | top 51.5% | 30,062 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 10.18 | 17.03 | top 56.0% | 10,180 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 19.13 | 23.67 | top 62.1% | 5,251 / 8,927 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.53 | 13.60 | top 70.4% | 20,842 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:06.71 | 2:39.20 | top 84.6% | 15,906 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 4:44.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,105 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 1:39.30 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,572 / 6,743 |
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
- 30 Sep 2023First competition: Lucky Lynnwood 2023. A 25.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Odd Olympia 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Lakewood Fall 2023 · 14 Oct 2023
- Lucky Lynnwood 2023 · 30 Sep 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.
- Mauricio Antonio Escobar III — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Matthew Franchini — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Vikram Haldar — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.