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Alex Gill
Megaminx · top 19.8% of 34,786 all-time · competing since November 2011 · 2011GILL02
Alex Gill has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 1:16.82, set at Farnworth Spring C 2022, puts him in the top 19.8% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 229th in the United Kingdom. Across 24 competitions since November 2011, he has put 469 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 14 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.49 in November 2011 to 14.86, a 37% improvement. Alex has entered 24 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 1:16.82 | 1:32.95 | top 19.8% | 229 / 966 | |
| 3×3 | 14.86 | 19.75 | top 23.9% | 1,596 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.69 | 14.00 | top 42.2% | 1,718 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.80 | 1:14.21 | top 42.6% | 921 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.87 | 45.14 | top 53.1% | 938 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 2:26.13 | 2:57.58 | top 64.0% | 793 / 1,151 | |
| Skewb | 16.09 | 24.09 | top 81.6% | 1,990 / 2,421 |
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
- 7 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.86 at Wakefield Autumn 2023.
- 20 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Lincoln Open 2019.
- 3 Nov 2012First sub-20 3×3: 18.01 at UK Open 2012.
- 14 Apr 2012Three personal bests in one day at Rapid Dash Open 2012.
- 12 Nov 2011First competition: UK Open 2011. A 23.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Coventry Spring 2025 · 24 May 2025
- Manchester Spring 2025 · 18 Apr 2025
- Leeds Spring 2025 · 15 Mar 2025
- Wakefield Autumn 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Kewbz UK Championship 2022 · 28 Oct 2022
- Wakefield Autumn 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Lincoln Summer 2022 · 20 Aug 2022
- Wakefield Spring 2022 · 7 May 2022
- Farnworth Spring C 2022 · 16 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2020 · 14 Mar 2020
- Doncaster Open 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Leeds Open 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Lincoln Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Competition 2016 · 27 Aug 2016
- Macclesfield Open 2016 · 30 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Manchester Open 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- August Bank Holiday Competition 2015 · 29 Aug 2015 — 1 personal best set
- The Glorious North 2015 · 1 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2014 · 1 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Nottingham Summer 2014 · 14 Jun 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Leicester Open 2013 · 23 Feb 2013
- UK Open 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Rapid Dash Open 2012 · 14 Apr 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- UK Open 2011 · 12 Nov 2011
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 Molloy — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Robert Yau — met in 86 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charlie Stark — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 16.82 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.