People · United States
Alex Tarasov
2×2 · top 4.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015TARA02
Alex Tarasov has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.00, set at Veterans Day Open 2017, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,891st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2015, he has put 202 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.91 in August 2015 to 9.57, a 31% improvement. Alex has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.00 | 3.05 | top 4.7% | 1,891 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.57 | 10.93 | top 6.3% | 3,472 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.87 | 7.67 | top 12.4% | 3,221 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 5.61 | 9.93 | top 22.8% | 3,642 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 55.61 | 1:06.53 | top 31.5% | 4,973 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:12.37 | — | early days — 2 solves | 787 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.85 | 30.08 | top 41.5% | 5,575 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.47 | 2:09.52 | top 48.9% | 3,632 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 5 cubes · 42:37 | — | early days — 2 solves | 452 / 731 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 24:44.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 415 / 440 |
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
- 11 Nov 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.57 at Veterans Day Open 2017.
- 11 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at Veterans Day Open 2017.
- 3 Jun 2017Five personal bests in one day at 1 Body Cubing 2017.
- 9 Jan 2016Four personal bests in one day at Rocky Mountain Winter 2016.
- 22 Aug 2015First competition: Northern Colorado Summer 2015. A 13.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mile High Please Be Quiet 2022 · 6 Aug 2022
- Please Be Quiet Colorado 2022 · 28 May 2022
- Pikes Peak Good Morning 2022 · 9 Apr 2022
- Veterans Day Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- 1 Body Cubing 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Rocky Mountain Winter 2016 · 9 Jan 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Northern Colorado Summer 2015 · 22 Aug 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.
- Jack Ryan — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Jesse Hartnett — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- AJ Blair — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.