People · United States
Alex Lim
2×2 · top 19.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022LIMA05
Alex Lim has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.44, set at SacCubing XV 2023, puts him in the top 19.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,631st in the United States. Across 8 competitions since July 2022, he has put 127 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.96 in July 2022 to 13.92, a 44% improvement. Alex has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.44 | 4.00 | top 19.4% | 7,631 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.92 | 16.45 | top 20.7% | 11,148 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.52 | 11.55 | top 24.0% | 6,527 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.79 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,487 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 11.35 | 20.03 | top 62.7% | 11,617 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:52.54 | — | early days — 1 solve | 14,403 / 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
- 26 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.92 at Berkeley Spring 2026.
- 21 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Winter A 2023.
- 5 Nov 2022First sub-20 3×3: 15.94 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022.
- 30 Jul 2022First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 35 - Pacifica 2022. A 24.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Spring 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 53 - Berkeley 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XV 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter A 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- WCC Western Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 35 - Pacifica 2022 · 30 Jul 2022
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.
- Chris Martin — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jaidon Poraminthara Lin (เจเดิ้น ปรมินทร์ หลิน) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.