People · United States
Alex Kowalski
Pyraminx · top 36.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018KOWA03
Alex Kowalski has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.03, set at Cubing in the Redwoods 2018, puts him in the top 36.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,317th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since May 2018, he has put 67 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.94 in May 2018 to 25.96, a 35% improvement. Alex has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.03 | 10.55 | top 36.4% | 10,317 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 5.80 | 7.21 | top 48.7% | 19,762 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 25.96 | 31.91 | top 54.7% | 32,146 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 15.76 | 19.48 | top 80.6% | 15,425 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 2:22.55 | — | top 89.8% | 17,131 / 19,072 |
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
- 29 Sep 2018First sub-30 3×3: 25.96 at Cubing in the Redwoods 2018.
- 29 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Redwoods 2018.
- 26 May 2018First competition: Gaston Spring 2018. A 39.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Redwoods 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Hillsboro Open 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Northwest Championship 2018 · 10 Aug 2018
- Gaston Spring 2018 · 26 May 2018
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 Kowalski — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ezra Maldonado — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Aidan Lee — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.