People · Canada
Alex Keats
2×2 · top 21.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2012 · 2012KEAT01
Alex Keats has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.59, set at Newmarket Open 2016, puts him in the top 21.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,426th in Canada. Across 26 competitions since February 2012, he has put 239 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.38 in February 2012 to 18.36, a 45% improvement. Alex has entered 26 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.59 | 8.87 | top 21.3% | 1,426 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 18.36 | 20.75 | top 35.2% | 3,468 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.56 | 13.85 | top 49.5% | 2,364 / 4,858 | |
| Megaminx | 3:21.43 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,027 / 1,375 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 244 / 283 | |
| Skewb | 27.02 | 44.96 | top 96.0% | 2,830 / 2,907 | |
| Clock | 1:03.91 | 1:51.40 | top 98.9% | 1,018 / 1,029 |
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
- 14 Oct 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.48 at Pickering 2017.
- 2 Jun 2012First sub-30 3×3: 20.13 at Toronto Spring 2012.
- 11 Feb 2012First competition: Toronto Open Winter 2012. A 33.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kitchener Mini Morning 2024 · 19 Oct 2024
- Southern Ontario Summer - Waterloo 2023 · 24 Jun 2023
- Markham 3x3x3 Morning 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Select Winter 2018 · 2 Dec 2018
- FMC Americas 2018 · 4 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Select 2018 · 30 Sep 2018
- Halifax Select 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Battle of Waterloo 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Please Be Quiet Waterloo 2018 · 3 Jun 2018
- No 3x3x3 Waterloo 2018 · 2 Jun 2018
- Niagara Select 2018 · 7 Apr 2018
- Pickering Spring 2018 · 24 Mar 2018
- Oakville Limited Winter 2018 · 27 Jan 2018
- Oakville Limited Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017
- Pickering 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Battle of Waterloo 2017 · 23 Sep 2017
- Michigan 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017
- Newmarket Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Limited Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016
- Toronto Open Fall 2015 · 28 Nov 2015
- CanadianCUBING Fifty 2014 · 5 Jul 2014
- Canadian Open 2013 · 6 Jul 2013
- Toronto Open Winter 2013 · 16 Feb 2013
- Toronto Spring 2012 · 2 Jun 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Winter 2012 · 11 Feb 2012
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.
- Brady Metherall — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sarah Strong — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ryan Minjun Cho — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.