People · United States
Alex Cumming
3×3 · top 12.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016CUMM03
Alex Cumming has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.67, set at Connect Community 2018, puts him in the top 12.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,834th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since December 2016, he has put 78 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.92 in December 2016 to 11.67, a 62% 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 | 11.67 | 12.97 | top 12.7% | 6,834 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.41 | 4.27 | top 19.1% | 7,489 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 5.50 | 8.15 | top 22.0% | 3,504 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.31 | 1:10.18 | top 43.2% | 7,115 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.36 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,165 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.07 | 19.72 | top 78.1% | 23,112 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 55.52 | 1:04.47 | top 81.1% | 12,047 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:32.06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,725 / 2,092 |
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
- 8 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Connect Community 2018.
- 1 Oct 2017First sub-30 3×3: 13.10 at WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017.
- 1 Oct 2017First sub-20 3×3: 13.10 at WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017.
- 1 Oct 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.10 at WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017.
- 10 Dec 2016First competition: UMass ODS Fall 2016. A 30.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Connect Community 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- UMass ODS Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016
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.
- James Quinn — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Paul Taylor — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Pedro Caceres — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.