People · Australia
Alex Hirschhorn
Pyraminx · top 2.0% of 130,891 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018HIRS04
Alex Hirschhorn has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.43, set at Sydney Open 2019, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 101st in Australia. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2018, he has put 229 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.27 in February 2019 to 10.96, a 51% improvement. Alex has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.43 | 4.14 | top 2.0% | 101 / 6,109 | |
| Skewb | 3.23 | 5.73 | top 6.2% | 183 / 3,589 | |
| 2×2 | 2.52 | 3.40 | top 9.2% | 702 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 10.96 | 13.29 | top 10.4% | 935 / 11,943 | |
| 4×4 | 53.15 | 56.71 | top 28.7% | 761 / 3,108 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.21 | 28.31 | top 29.4% | 671 / 2,685 | |
| Megaminx | 1:44.75 | 1:57.24 | top 37.5% | 472 / 1,313 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.40 | 1:55.46 | top 42.3% | 587 / 1,412 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 51 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 358 / 474 | |
| Clock | 31.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 998 / 1,159 |
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
- 27 Mar 2021Four personal bests in one day at Sydney Re-Open Saturday 2021.
- 7 Mar 2020Four personal bests in one day at Enjoyable Sydney Gathering 2020.
- 16 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Going to The Gong 2020.
- 14 Dec 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.79 at Sydney Open 2019.
- 14 Dec 2019Five personal bests in one day at Sydney Open 2019.
- 25 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Harold Park Classic 2019.
Competitions
- Sydney Re-Open Saturday 2021 · 27 Mar 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Enjoyable Sydney Gathering 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Going to The Gong 2020 · 16 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Sydney Open 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Fortitude Sydney 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Harold Park Classic 2019 · 25 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Koalafication Sydney 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Cool Down Sydney 2019 · 10 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Warm Up Sydney 2018 · 19 Aug 2018 — 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.
- Loic Chiang — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Sora Sato — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Bryan Eng — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.