People · United States
Alex Ruggles
3×3 · top 22.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018RUGG01
Alex Ruggles has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.40, set at King of Prussia Spring 2026, puts him in the top 22.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,092nd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2018, he has put 59 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.65 in April 2018 to 14.40, a 44% 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.40 | 17.84 | top 22.4% | 12,092 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.31 | 6.09 | top 43.1% | 17,376 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 30.74 | 43.33 | top 50.7% | 3,323 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.29 | 13.01 | top 55.3% | 16,163 / 28,708 |
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
- 15 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.40 at King of Prussia Spring 2026.
- 15 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at King of Prussia Spring 2026.
- 14 Oct 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.30 at Cumberland County Cubing 2023.
- 7 Apr 2018First competition: No Place For DNF Spring 2018. A 25.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- King of Prussia Spring 2026 · 15 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cumberland County Cubing 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- No Place For DNF Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018
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.
- Livia Kleiner — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Strouse — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Shaun Mack — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.40 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.