People · South Africa
Alex Struwig
Skewb · top 6.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022STRU03
Alex Struwig has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.31, set at Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 23rd in South Africa. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2022, he has put 99 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.61 in November 2022 to 17.25, a 33% 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 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.31 | 10.59 | top 6.6% | 23 / 438 | |
| 2×2 | 3.58 | 6.46 | top 21.2% | 219 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 17.25 | 21.02 | top 31.8% | 408 / 2,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.47 | 41.13 | top 50.0% | 142 / 467 | |
| Megaminx | 2:53.21 | 3:41.45 | top 71.6% | 147 / 266 | |
| 4×4 | 1:46.17 | 2:00.15 | top 74.5% | 300 / 491 |
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
- 23 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.76 at Speedcubes Bloemfontein 2024.
- 23 Nov 2024Five personal bests in one day at Speedcubes Bloemfontein 2024.
- 25 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023.
- 19 Nov 2022First competition: Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2022. A 28.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Speedcubes Bloemfontein 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Heinrich de Lange — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Neels Bornman — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Stephanus Blignaut — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.