People · United States
Alex Gracia
Skewb · top 6.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017GRAC04
Alex Gracia has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.36, set at WPI Winter Cube Day 2018, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,064th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2017, he has put 65 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.99 in October 2017 to 12.81, a 42% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.36 | 9.86 | top 6.9% | 1,064 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.98 | 8.46 | top 13.0% | 3,395 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.81 | 17.03 | top 16.8% | 8,973 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.74 | 4.85 | top 23.2% | 9,103 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.95 | 46.28 | top 66.6% | 9,492 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:45.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,458 / 19,072 |
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
- 18 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.79 at WPI Winter Cube Day 2018.
- 10 Dec 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.98 at Cubing with the Viking 2017.
- 1 Oct 2017First competition: WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017. A 21.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MIT Fall 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- WPI Winter Cube Day 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Viking 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017 · 1 Oct 2017
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.
- Derek White — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Will Russo — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rohan Volety — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.