People · New Zealand
Alex Sharples
3×3 · top 2.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017SHAR02
Alex Sharples has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.66, set at New Zealand Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 68th in New Zealand. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since January 2017, he has put 301 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.07 in January 2017 to 7.66, a 58% improvement. Alex has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.66 | 10.63 | top 2.2% | 68 / 2,095 | |
| 4×4 | 37.04 | 44.15 | top 8.7% | 78 / 722 | |
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 5.10 | top 27.6% | 492 / 1,615 | |
| Skewb | 6.76 | 10.87 | top 31.8% | 243 / 666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.92 | 36.24 | top 44.2% | 242 / 600 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:33.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 59 / 86 | |
| Square-1 | 32.25 | 42.51 | top 53.7% | 149 / 251 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 84 / 111 | |
| 5×5 | 2:43.28 | 2:48.89 | top 71.9% | 254 / 355 | |
| Megaminx | 3:04.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 241 / 283 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 15:29 | — | early days — 1 solve | 41 / 49 |
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
- 9 Apr 2022Three personal bests in one day at Get Even Mt Eden 2022.
- 13 Dec 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 13 Dec 2019Five personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 26 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Mind Games 2019.
- 14 Dec 2018Five personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2018.
- 23 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.18 at SNZ Northern 2017.
Competitions
- Cubing at The Cube Saturday 2023 · 21 Jan 2023
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022
- Get Even Mt Eden 2022 · 9 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2021 · 8 Jan 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Wellington Mind Games 2020 · 1 Feb 2020
- New Zealand Nationals 2019 · 13 Dec 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019 · 28 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Mind Games 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2018 · 14 Dec 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- SNZ Northern 2017 · 23 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Mind Games 2017 · 28 Jan 2017
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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Luke Heath-Edwards — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Alex Asbery — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.