People · United States
Alex Pyatigorsky
2×2 · top 9.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022PYAT01
Alex Pyatigorsky has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.54, set at Princeton Fall 2023, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,669th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2022, he has put 88 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.89 in October 2022 to 20.80, a 42% improvement. Alex has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.54 | 6.46 | top 9.3% | 3,669 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 20.80 | 25.71 | top 42.2% | 24,119 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 9.28 | 12.32 | top 50.4% | 9,015 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.79 | 15.06 | top 71.8% | 21,246 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 1:09.98 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,006 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 39.54 | — | top 93.0% | 8,339 / 8,927 |
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
- 14 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Empire State Fall Favorites 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023.
- 10 Dec 2022First sub-30 3×3: 29.00 at West Chester Fall 2022.
- 15 Oct 2022First competition: Maine Fall 2022. A 35.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GCU Winter 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Fall Favorites 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- West Chester Fall 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Maine Fall 2022 · 15 Oct 2022
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.
- Evan Liu — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Hong — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rex Ozsvath — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.