People · United States
Alex Linsangan
3×3 · top 4.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024LINS05
Alex Linsangan has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.98, set at Slow N Steady UMD Fall 2024, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,749th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2024, he has put 118 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.83 in September 2024 to 8.98, a 17% improvement. Alex has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.98 | 11.24 | top 4.8% | 2,749 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.12 | 2.84 | top 5.6% | 2,278 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 41.91 | 49.19 | top 14.5% | 2,191 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.43 | 1:23.81 | top 17.7% | 1,219 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.71 | 21.62 | top 19.8% | 2,573 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 5.67 | 8.71 | top 23.3% | 3,774 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.98 | 8.93 | top 27.7% | 7,725 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.62 | 2:00.38 | top 43.9% | 3,654 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 15.62 | 17.18 | top 50.4% | 4,232 / 9,172 |
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
- 9 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady UMD Fall 2024.
- 12 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.67 at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024.
- 12 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024.
- 14 Sep 2024First competition: Gaithersburg Back to School 2024. A 10.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Slow N Steady UMD Fall 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Gaithersburg Back to School 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best 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.
- Currin Wilson — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Drew Duong — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Benson Kim — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.