People · United States
Alex Niedan-Olsen
2×2 · top 36.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016NIED01
Alex Niedan-Olsen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.75, set at Hillcrest Cubing 2017, puts him in the top 36.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,435th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since October 2016, he has put 72 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 11.51 in October 2016 to 4.75, a 59% improvement. Alex has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 4.75 | 5.48 | top 36.1% | 14,435 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 9.14 | 14.76 | top 49.4% | 8,831 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 24.19 | 27.52 | top 50.8% | 29,668 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.74 | 13.37 | top 65.6% | 19,375 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,525 / 15,683 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Jul 2017First sub-30 3×3: 28.05 at Hillcrest Cubing 2017.
- 1 Jul 2017Three personal bests in one day at Hillcrest Cubing 2017.
- 6 May 2017First sub-60 3×3: 44.02 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2017.
- 29 Oct 2016First competition: Lawrence Fall 2016. A 1:00.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Coach Pigeon 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hillcrest Cubing 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Lawrence Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 2016
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.
- Sarah Cook — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Christopher Olson — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Walker Welch — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,246 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.