People · United States
Alex Springer
3×3 · top 4.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018SPRI02
Alex Springer has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.99, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2018, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,701st in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since February 2018, he has put 466 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.29 in February 2018 to 8.99, a 27% improvement. Alex has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 8.99 | 10.51 | top 4.8% | 2,701 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.90 | 6.43 | top 7.2% | 1,833 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 3.46 | 6.85 | top 7.5% | 1,160 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.49 | 3.18 | top 8.8% | 3,460 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 39.37 | 47.49 | top 11.4% | 1,675 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:09.68 | 1:16.09 | top 15.4% | 1,053 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.07 | 25.24 | top 18.0% | 2,322 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.74 | 1:39.07 | top 25.5% | 1,994 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 810 / 2,040 | |
| Square-1 | 25.79 | 35.02 | top 40.9% | 2,654 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 3:14.91 | 3:36.88 | top 48.1% | 1,797 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:00.42 | 5:30.34 | top 50.7% | 1,479 / 3,184 |
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
- 2 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Boise 2019.
- 21 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Northwest Championship 2019.
- 8 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Missoula 2018.
- 27 Jul 2018First sub-10 3×3: 8.99 at CubingUSA Nationals 2018.
- 24 Feb 2018First competition: Oregon State 2018. A 12.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Ice Cubing 2026 · 24 Jan 2026
- Spring Bozeman 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Grizz Cubing 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Missoula 2021 · 6 Nov 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Idaho Summer A 2021 · 16 Jul 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Boise 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Northwest Championship 2019 · 21 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Missoula 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Oregon State 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Luke Tycksen — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chance J. Lockwood — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 35 times · head to head
- Damian Wilding — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.