People · Ireland
Alex Hamilton
Pyraminx · top 0.32% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024HAMI07
Alex Hamilton has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 1.41, set at UCD Cube Days 2026, puts him in the top 0.32% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6th in Ireland. Until March 2013, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since June 2024, he has put 797 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.50 in June 2024 to 9.26, a 47% improvement. Alex has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 1.41 | 2.53 | top 0.32% | 6 / 911 | |
| Skewb | 2.25 | 5.12 | top 2.1% | 14 / 624 | |
| 2×2 | 1.60 | 3.08 | top 2.6% | 123 / 1,163 | |
| Clock | 4.81 | 5.40 | top 4.0% | 21 / 331 | |
| Megaminx | 49.25 | 51.77 | top 4.8% | 21 / 283 | |
| 3×3 | 9.26 | 12.59 | top 5.5% | 86 / 1,427 | |
| 4×4 | 39.82 | 51.42 | top 11.9% | 72 / 579 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.17 | 1:26.23 | top 20.0% | 64 / 296 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.39 | 29.12 | top 35.2% | 131 / 448 | |
| 6×6 | 3:13.91 | 3:35.65 | early days — 3 solves | 73 / 142 |
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
- 24 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's Irish Championship 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.26 at Don't Go Slow in Wicklow 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Don't Go Slow in Wicklow 2026.
- 11 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Termonfeckin Fast 2025.
- 22 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's UK Championship 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at UCD Cube Days 2025.
Competitions
- Rubik's Irish Championship 2026 · 24 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- UCD Cube Days 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Don't Go Slow in Wicklow 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- TUD Unscramble Day 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Leopardstown Cube Races 2025 · 13 Dec 2025
- Belfast Autumn 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Ruta Cubera: Aigües Open 2025 · 25 Oct 2025
- Termonfeckin Fast 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- PBs in Phibblestown 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Manchester Spring 2025 · 18 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- UCD Cube Days 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Dublin Winter Solving 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Dublin Summer Solving 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Manchester August 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Belfast Summer 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Daniel Hamilton — met in 148 rounds, finished ahead 28 times · head to head
- Ben Timmons — met in 134 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Lucas Patrick Dowling — met in 118 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.