People · Finland
Alex Kekkonen
Skewb · top 1.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017KEKK01
Alex Kekkonen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.13, set at Lande Open 2018, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15th in Finland. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 23 competitions since February 2017, he has put 965 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 6.98 in April 2017 to 2.13, a 69% improvement. Alex has entered 23 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.13 | 4.25 | top 1.7% | 15 / 405 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.74 | 4.60 | top 6.4% | 63 / 551 | |
| 3×3 | 10.02 | 12.10 | top 7.5% | 100 / 875 | |
| 2×2 | 2.58 | 3.38 | top 9.7% | 130 / 671 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.32 | 24.73 | top 18.7% | 75 / 314 | |
| Clock | 9.66 | 10.35 | top 23.4% | 70 / 194 | |
| 4×4 | 53.58 | 58.42 | top 29.0% | 123 / 388 | |
| 5×5 | 1:34.24 | 1:48.39 | top 30.9% | 84 / 232 | |
| Square-1 | 27.16 | 38.36 | top 43.8% | 84 / 155 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:42.69 | 3:48.41 | top 47.3% | 30 / 61 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | 41.33 | top 51.8% | 54 / 95 | |
| Megaminx | 2:13.72 | 2:41.92 | top 53.0% | 112 / 188 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 27:18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14 / 24 | |
| 6×6 | 3:49.02 | 4:15.79 | top 61.9% | 74 / 116 | |
| 7×7 | 6:21.68 | 6:42.20 | top 72.6% | 70 / 99 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Vantaa Back to School 2019.
- 24 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Myyrmäki Summer Challenge 2019.
- 15 Mar 2019Six personal bests in one day at Denmark & Friends 2019.
- 1 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Myyrmäki Spring Challenge 2019.
- 15 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Lande Open 2018.
- 16 Nov 2018Six personal bests in one day at Pikkujoulut 2018.
Competitions
- Fewest Moves Helsinki 2019 · 31 Aug 2019
- Vantaa Back to School 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Tallinn Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Myyrmäki Summer Challenge 2019 · 24 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummi Open 2019 · 12 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Europe 2019 · 23 Mar 2019
- Denmark & Friends 2019 · 15 Mar 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Myyrmäki Spring Challenge 2019 · 1 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Elisa Kulma Open 2019 · 12 Jan 2019
- Stadi FMC 2018 · 22 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Lande Open 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Pikkujoulut 2018 · 16 Nov 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Estonian Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Ark 2018 · 24 Aug 2018
- WCA European Championship 2018 · 19 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Vantaa Open 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2018 · 11 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Finnish Open 2018 · 23 Mar 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Tapiola Winter Open 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2017 · 17 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummi Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Helsinki Open 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Veikkola Open 2017 · 25 Feb 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.
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 181 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Joonas Silvennoinen — met in 177 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Juho Arjanne — met in 175 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.