People · United States
Alex DiPaola
3×3 · top 34.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2008 · 2008DIPA01
Alex DiPaola has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.00, set at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010, puts him in the top 34.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 19,002nd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since March 2008, he has put 31 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.40 in March 2008 to 18.00, a 39% improvement. Alex has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 18.00 | 24.08 | top 34.1% | 19,002 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.00 | 1:48.00 | top 66.6% | 11,760 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:07.16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,671 / 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
- 6 Aug 2010First sub-20 3×3: 18.00 at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010.
- 22 Mar 2008First competition: Princeton Open 2008. A 29.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Long Island 2010 · 21 Aug 2010
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Armonk Spring 2008 · 26 Apr 2008
- 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.
- Peter Greenwood — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kian Barry — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kyle Barry — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.00 away.
- A sub-1:30 4×4 single — 53,325 people have one; it is 4.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.