People · United States
Alex Parkhurst
Skewb · top 4.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017PARK04
Alex Parkhurst has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.82, set at Mundet Open 2018, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 642nd in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since February 2017, he has put 238 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.79 in February 2017 to 10.34, a 45% improvement. Alex has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.82 | 5.16 | top 4.1% | 642 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 10.34 | 13.13 | top 8.5% | 4,658 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.41 | 5.05 | top 19.1% | 7,489 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 46.57 | 52.80 | top 20.3% | 3,082 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.29 | 7.94 | top 22.1% | 5,956 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.77 | 34.73 | top 30.8% | 3,992 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:55.88 | 2:34.19 | top 32.1% | 662 / 2,092 |
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
- 1 Dec 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Mundet Open 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Carolina Season Starter 2018.
- 22 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.21 at Arnold Open 2017.
- 22 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at Arnold Open 2017.
- 11 Mar 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Les Franqueses Open 2017.
- 11 Feb 2017First competition: Calisay Open 2017. A 18.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Scuppernong Spectacular 2019 · 30 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Summer 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Mundet Open 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Carolina Season Starter 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnold Open 2017 · 22 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Hendersonville Fall 2017 · 3 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Les Franqueses Open 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Calisay Open 2017 · 11 Feb 2017
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.
- Àlex Domingo Risco — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Artur Miralles Hernàndez — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Javier Atienza Rodriguez — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.