People · United States
Alex Cook
3×3 · top 14.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2008 · 2008COOK01
Alex Cook has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.22, set at US Nationals and Open 2008, puts him in the top 14.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,835th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since March 2008, he has put 95 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.15 in March 2008 to 12.22, a 14% improvement. 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 | 12.22 | 15.33 | top 14.7% | 7,835 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:28.86 | — | early days — 3 solves | 460 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.28 | 31.07 | top 34.9% | 4,614 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 5.30 | 6.95 | top 43.0% | 17,336 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.42 | 1:14.79 | top 44.3% | 7,334 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 5 of 6 cubes · 36:35 | — | early days — 2 solves | 343 / 731 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 8:19.16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 185 / 440 | |
| 5×5 | 2:23.13 | 2:50.47 | top 62.5% | 5,407 / 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
- 19 Jul 2008Five personal bests in one day at US Nationals and Open 2008.
- 24 May 2008Five personal bests in one day at Captain's Cove competition 2008.
- 22 Mar 2008First competition: Princeton Open 2008. A 14.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- US Nationals and Open 2008 · 19 Jul 2008 — 5 personal bests set
- Captain's Cove competition 2008 · 24 May 2008 — 5 personal bests set
- Princeton Open 2008 · 22 Mar 2008
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.
- Patrick Jameson — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Dan Cohen — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Tim Reynolds — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-1:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,593 people have one; it is 28.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.