People · Australia
Alex Van Vugt
2×2 · top 2.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2015 · 2015VUGT01
Alex Van Vugt has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.52, set at Brisbane Is Back On 2021, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 184th in Australia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2015, he has put 117 official solves on the record across nine events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 12.16 in September 2015 to 5.02, a 59% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.52 | 3.31 | top 2.2% | 184 / 8,567 | |
| Skewb | 3.11 | 5.45 | top 5.5% | 167 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 | 9.98 | 11.60 | top 7.4% | 693 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.10 | 19.59 | top 10.5% | 241 / 2,659 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.02 | 6.89 | top 13.3% | 627 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 46.40 | 49.56 | top 20.0% | 491 / 3,051 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.16 | 1:33.26 | top 23.2% | 281 / 1,277 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 291 / 468 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:10.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 305 / 394 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 Jan 2021First sub-20 3×3: 11.40 at Brisbane Is Back On 2021.
- 16 Jan 2021First sub-15 3×3: 11.40 at Brisbane Is Back On 2021.
- 16 Jan 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at Brisbane Is Back On 2021.
- 16 Jan 2021Nine personal bests in one day at Brisbane Is Back On 2021.
- 19 Sep 2015First competition: Brisbane Spring 2015. A 26.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brisbane Is Back On 2021 · 16 Jan 2021 — 9 personal bests set
- Opal Open 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Brisbane Spring 2015 · 19 Sep 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.
- David Pearce — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Charlie Eggins — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jayden McNeill — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.