People · United States
Alex Vilendrer
2×2 · top 6.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016VILE01
Alex Vilendrer has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.26, set at Cubetcha 2018, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,653rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2016, he has put 142 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.68 in November 2016 to 2.26, a 52% improvement. Alex has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.26 | 4.41 | top 6.7% | 2,653 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.85 | 8.15 | top 12.3% | 3,194 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 7.52 | 11.46 | top 37.6% | 6,429 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 22.40 | 27.65 | top 46.5% | 26,863 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.30 | 41.43 | top 57.8% | 8,060 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:51.83 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,318 / 19,072 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2018.
- 9 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018.
- 6 May 2017First sub-30 3×3: 27.01 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2017.
- 5 Nov 2016First competition: Cubetcha 2016. A 31.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2018 · 12 May 2018
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2016 · 10 Dec 2016
- Cubetcha 2016 · 5 Nov 2016
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.
- Tyler Robinson — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Walker Welch — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Kucala — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.