People · United States
Alex Schenkelberg
Skewb · top 16.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023SCHE15
Alex Schenkelberg has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.75, set at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024, puts him in the top 16.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,566th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since November 2023, he has put 168 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.93 in November 2023 to 12.82, a 28% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.75 | 8.80 | top 16.3% | 2,566 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 12.82 | 16.47 | top 16.8% | 8,991 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.87 | 12.53 | top 26.8% | 7,345 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 52.11 | 55.74 | top 27.3% | 4,209 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 4.11 | 5.62 | top 27.9% | 11,015 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.51 | 1:48.46 | top 29.4% | 2,314 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 4:36.95 | 4:59.60 | top 43.4% | 1,251 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 2:22.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,339 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 3:51.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,427 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 47.97 | — | top 74.1% | 4,896 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 33.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,860 / 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
- 12 Oct 2024Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.82 at NoVa Cube Winter 2024.
- 10 Nov 2023First competition: Virginia Championship 2023. A 17.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Bethesda Summer Showdown 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- UMBC Winter 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- NoVa Cube Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Championship 2023 · 10 Nov 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.
- Samuel Brooks Dowdy — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Blake Thompson — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hassan Khanani — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.