People · United States
Alex Poitra
3×3 · top 13.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023POIT01
Alex Poitra has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.94, set at South Dakota Playhouse 2025, puts him in the top 13.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,343rd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since June 2023, he has put 113 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.04 in June 2023 to 11.94, a 46% improvement. Alex has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 11.94 | 13.83 | top 13.7% | 7,343 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.81 | 21.23 | top 17.3% | 2,234 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 52.82 | 1:03.54 | top 28.1% | 4,359 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 5.57 | 10.11 | top 46.1% | 18,649 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.99 | 13.16 | top 52.9% | 15,455 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 10.93 | 14.07 | top 60.4% | 11,107 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 2:51.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,722 / 9,401 |
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
- 29 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at South Dakota Playhouse 2025.
- 7 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 12.99 at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024.
- 7 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.99 at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024.
- 7 Jun 2024Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024.
- 24 Jun 2023First competition: Sioux Falls Summer 2023. A 22.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Race the Clock MN 2025 · 27 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- South Dakota Playhouse 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024 · 7 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Sioux Falls Summer 2023 · 24 Jun 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.
- John Wheeler — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Chris Van Der Brink — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 3.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.