People · United States
Alex Stichler
3×3 · top 1.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2015 · 2015STIC01
Alex Stichler has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.35, set at Texas Out of School 2019, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,068th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2015, he has put 179 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.05 in June 2015 to 7.35, a 39% improvement. Alex has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 7.35 | 10.84 | top 1.8% | 1,068 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 43.91 | 48.94 | top 16.9% | 2,567 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.57 | 4.48 | top 21.1% | 8,252 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.17 | 11.29 | top 21.3% | 5,716 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.97 | 24.31 | top 28.7% | 3,704 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.56 | 1:45.95 | top 32.7% | 2,596 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 1:18.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,267 / 6,743 |
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 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Texas Out of School 2019.
- 11 Mar 2017Five personal bests in one day at College Station Qualifier 2017.
- 16 Jul 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.54 at Houston Cube Blast 2016.
- 16 Jul 2016Four personal bests in one day at Houston Cube Blast 2016.
- 2 Jan 2016Five personal bests in one day at South East Texas Open 2016.
- 13 Jun 2015First competition: Texas Two-Day Showdown 2015. A 12.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Texas Out of School 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- College Station Qualifier 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Houston Cube Blast 2016 · 16 Jul 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- South East Texas Open 2016 · 2 Jan 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Texas Two-Day Showdown 2015 · 13 Jun 2015
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.
- Shonathon Collins — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Jason Lee — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Dawson Gonzalez — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 3.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.