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Alex Winkowski
2×2 · top 6.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018WINK02
Alex Winkowski has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.22, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,535th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since June 2018, he has put 360 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.22 in June 2018 to 11.92, a 44% improvement. Alex has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 2.22 | 4.48 | top 6.4% | 2,535 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 3.73 | 6.75 | top 9.1% | 1,400 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 11.92 | 13.31 | top 13.6% | 7,309 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.12 | 8.53 | top 20.9% | 5,621 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 47.68 | 54.85 | top 21.7% | 3,292 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 20.69 | 30.51 | top 29.5% | 1,918 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.97 | 29.20 | top 31.4% | 4,074 / 15,683 |
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
- 3 Sep 2022Six personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania 2022.
- 16 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Lower Moreland Winter 2019.
- 17 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.60 at CubingUSA New Jersey Championship 2018.
- 17 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA New Jersey Championship 2018.
- 10 Nov 2018First sub-20 3×3: 15.90 at Lower Moreland Fall 2018.
- 16 Jun 2018First competition: New Hope Open Spring 2018. A 21.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 · 7 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Clash at Carlisle Fall 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Bala Big and Blind 2019 · 18 May 2019
- George School Open 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Penn Cube Day Spring 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- No Place For DNF Spring 2019 · 6 Apr 2019
- Lower Moreland Winter 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- New Hope Open Winter 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA New Jersey Championship 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Lower Moreland Fall 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- First State 2018 · 14 Jul 2018
- New Hope Open Spring 2018 · 16 Jun 2018
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.
- Livia Kleiner — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead once
- AJ Kamal — met in 68 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Galioto — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.