People · New Zealand
Alex Taylor
3×3 blindfolded · top 6.6% of 12,178 all-time · competing since February 2020 · 2020TAYL02
Alex Taylor has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 39.28, set at A New Year in Auckland 2021, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12th in New Zealand. Until August 2009, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2020, he has put 160 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.19 in February 2020 to 11.41, a 20% 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 39.28 | 1:09.84 | top 6.6% | 12 / 86 | |
| Clock | 6.60 | 7.30 | top 9.5% | 44 / 303 | |
| 4×4 | 37.88 | 43.87 | top 9.7% | 85 / 722 | |
| 3×3 | 11.41 | 12.44 | top 11.8% | 245 / 2,095 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.78 | 1:19.52 | top 13.6% | 50 / 355 | |
| 2×2 | 3.46 | 5.68 | top 19.7% | 365 / 1,615 | |
| 6×6 | 2:25.98 | 2:48.15 | early days — 3 solves | 48 / 149 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 6:25.51 | — | early days — 1 solve | 12 / 23 | |
| 7×7 | 4:06.22 | 4:11.66 | top 33.1% | 51 / 126 | |
| Square-1 | 23.75 | 41.69 | top 36.3% | 109 / 251 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.95 | 36.32 | top 39.2% | 211 / 600 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 15:11.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7 / 11 | |
| Skewb | 8.17 | 13.46 | top 42.6% | 314 / 666 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.91 | 11.78 | top 44.0% | 590 / 1,141 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.35 | — | top 53.4% | 162 / 283 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 84 / 111 |
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
- 8 Jan 2021Four personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2021.
- 11 Dec 2020Nine personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2020.
- 29 Feb 2020First competition: Auckland Summer Open 2020. A 14.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- A New Year in Auckland 2021 · 8 Jan 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2020 · 11 Dec 2020 — 9 personal bests set
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020
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 Heath-Edwards — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Lucas O'Connell — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Liam Wadek — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 blindfolded single — 501 people have one; it is 9.28 away.
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.