People · United States
Alex Hornbaker
Skewb · top 18.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023HORN13
Alex Hornbaker has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.06, set at North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2025, puts him in the top 18.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,963rd in the United States. Across 11 competitions since December 2023, he has put 290 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 48.23 in December 2023 to 14.71, a 70% improvement. Alex has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 5.06 | 12.00 | top 18.6% | 2,963 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.48 | 5.20 | top 20.0% | 7,841 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.71 | 19.78 | top 23.4% | 12,692 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.14 | 12.53 | top 29.0% | 8,022 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 13.38 | 16.52 | top 41.2% | 3,289 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.96 | 42.71 | top 53.3% | 7,373 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:33.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,771 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.06 | — | top 64.3% | 11,297 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:50.96 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,693 / 9,401 |
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
- 9 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2026.
- 9 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Minnesota 2026.
- 22 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.43 at Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2025.
- 3 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.67 at Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2024.
- 3 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2024.
Competitions
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Minnesota 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha MN 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rosemount Side Events 2024 · 1 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Slice 2024 · 20 Apr 2024
- Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2024 · 3 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Side Events Minnesota 2023 · 2 Dec 2023
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.
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 54 rounds, never finished ahead
- Walker Welch — met in 51 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kaius Young — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.