People · United Kingdom
Alex Petrou
2×2 · top 18.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024PETR19
Alex Petrou has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.35, set at Wiltshire Spring 2026, puts him in the top 18.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,060th in the United Kingdom. Across 3 competitions since December 2024, he has put 56 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 50.49 in December 2024 to 17.21, a 66% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.35 | 6.45 | top 18.4% | 1,060 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 17.21 | 22.74 | top 31.7% | 2,116 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.74 | 13.23 | top 42.6% | 1,734 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.79 | 1:49.43 | top 65.7% | 1,445 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.01 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,469 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 3:15.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,035 / 1,151 |
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
- 7 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Spring 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025First sub-30 3×3: 19.07 at Wiltshire Winter 2025.
- 13 Dec 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.07 at Wiltshire Winter 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First competition: Bristol Winter Open 2024. A 50.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wiltshire Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Winter 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Bristol Winter Open 2024 · 14 Dec 2024
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.
- Oliver Lampard — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Michael Sutton — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Blue James — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.