People · United States
Alex Nielsen
3×3 · top 39.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023NIEL04
Alex Nielsen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.96, set at Back in Boise 2024, puts him in the top 39.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22,575th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since May 2023, he has put 38 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.47 in May 2023 to 19.96, an 11% improvement. Alex has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.96 | 21.98 | top 39.8% | 22,575 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,391 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 7.13 | 7.79 | top 61.5% | 25,272 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 2:38.18 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,975 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.98 | 13.30 | top 67.1% | 19,826 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 2:46.12 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,471 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.28 | — | top 82.3% | 12,274 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.96 at Back in Boise 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Back in Boise 2024.
- 27 May 2023First competition: Southern Utah Summer 2023. A 22.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Back in Boise 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Southern Utah Summer 2023 · 27 May 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.
- Isaac Myers — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cade Beck — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Aparicio — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.96 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 18.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.