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Alex Nhan
3×3 · top 14.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2013 · 2013NHAN02
Alex Nhan has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.23, set at CubingUSA Western Championship 2019, puts him in the top 14.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,854th in the United States. Across 9 competitions since November 2013, he has put 248 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.18 in November 2013 to 12.23, a 47% improvement. Alex has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 12.23 | 14.10 | top 14.7% | 7,854 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.24 | 5.45 | top 17.1% | 6,687 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.78 | 10.42 | top 18.4% | 4,882 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.75 | 1:35.67 | top 24.2% | 1,668 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 54.58 | 59.83 | top 30.2% | 4,749 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.85 | 1:41.54 | top 32.2% | 2,553 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 4:10.27 | 4:20.31 | top 34.4% | 963 / 3,184 | |
| Skewb | 7.63 | 11.10 | top 38.5% | 6,608 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 2:58.93 | 3:13.41 | top 40.6% | 1,483 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.99 | 38.46 | top 41.9% | 5,623 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 18.13 | 22.21 | top 59.2% | 4,957 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 37.20 | 46.90 | top 61.6% | 4,062 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,529 / 2,040 |
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
- 23 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026.
- 22 Jun 2019Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2019.
- 9 Jul 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.64 at SoCal Supercomp 2016.
- 9 Jul 2016Six personal bests in one day at SoCal Supercomp 2016.
- 3 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at Cubetoberfest 2015.
- 9 Feb 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.94 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 2 2014.
Competitions
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- UCLA Summer 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Winter Warmup 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- SoCal Supercomp 2016 · 9 Jul 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Florida Feast 2015 · 28 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetoberfest 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 2 2014 · 9 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2013 · 2 Nov 2013
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 29 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Shane Grogan — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Michael Young — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.