People · United States
Alex Chau
3×3 · top 38.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016CHAU04
Alex Chau has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.35, set at Reno Winter 2019, puts him in the top 38.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21,499th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since November 2016, he has put 109 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Alex has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 19.35 | 22.56 | top 38.1% | 21,499 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.96 | 9.41 | top 60.1% | 24,666 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 16.56 | 22.50 | top 86.6% | 25,518 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:30.77 | 3:00.23 | top 91.9% | 17,574 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 5:20.14 | 5:38.08 | top 97.1% | 7,733 / 7,841 |
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
- 16 Feb 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.35 at Reno Winter 2019.
- 12 Nov 2016First competition: Reno Fall 2016. A 23.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Reno Winter 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Reno Fall 2018 · 3 Nov 2018
- West Coast Cubing Tour - Reno 2018 · 18 Jul 2018
- Reno Spring 2018 · 28 Apr 2018
- Reno Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018
- Reno Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017
- Reno Spring 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Reno Fall 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 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.
- Mitchell Lane — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jeremy Benik — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Breanna LaGere — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.35 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.