People · Canada
Alex Lau
3×3 · top 19.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2009 · 2009LAUA01
Alex Lau has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.54, set at Oakville Limited Winter 2018, puts him in the top 19.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,831st in Canada. Across 4 competitions since June 2009, he has put 75 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.34 in June 2009 to 13.54, a 12% 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.54 | 14.80 | top 19.4% | 1,831 / 10,392 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.13 | 26.48 | top 23.6% | 509 / 2,620 | |
| 2×2 | 4.91 | 6.75 | top 38.2% | 2,641 / 7,173 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.69 | 11.96 | top 42.2% | 1,954 / 4,858 | |
| 4×4 | 2:07.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,585 / 3,118 |
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 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.54 at Oakville Limited Winter 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Oakville Limited Winter 2018.
- 27 Jun 2009First competition: Toronto Open Summer 2009. A 15.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Oakville Limited Winter 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Summer 2011 · 16 Jul 2011
- Toronto Open Summer 2010 · 14 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Summer 2009 · 27 Jun 2009 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Thompson Clarke — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eric Limeback — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Joe Linehan — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.54 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.