People · United States
Alex McKinley
3×3 · top 22.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023MCKI12
Alex McKinley has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.47, set at Westview Cubing Favorites 2024, puts him in the top 22.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,237th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since December 2023, he has put 47 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.47 in December 2023 to 14.47, 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 | 14.47 | 18.27 | top 22.6% | 12,237 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.71 | 9.91 | top 25.5% | 6,981 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.21 | 6.45 | top 29.2% | 11,577 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 7.88 | 10.95 | top 40.3% | 6,969 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.17 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,926 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:50.30 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,655 / 9,401 |
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
- 25 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at Westview Cubing Favorites 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First competition: UCSD Winter 2023. A 17.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Westview Cubing Favorites 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- UCSD Winter 2024 · 7 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- UCSD Winter 2023 · 16 Dec 2023
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.
- Sherry Tao (陶心仪) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Daniel Weeks — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ean Luo — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.47 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.