People · United States
Alex Yang
Skewb · top 8.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015YANG41
Alex Yang has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.67, set at CubingUSA Western Championship 2018, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,347th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2015, he has put 175 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.22 in November 2015 to 11.16, a 45% improvement. Alex has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.67 | 5.60 | top 8.8% | 1,347 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 11.16 | 13.89 | top 11.0% | 5,940 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.14 | 21.64 | top 12.9% | 1,670 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 3.29 | 4.18 | top 17.7% | 6,924 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 1:20.73 | 1:33.15 | top 22.3% | 1,537 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 54.17 | 58.91 | top 29.7% | 4,664 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 23.46 | 38.05 | top 35.7% | 2,319 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.12 | 11.53 | top 37.2% | 10,555 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.63 | — | top 55.2% | 4,659 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:55.44 | 4:07.93 | top 63.9% | 2,473 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 7:02.64 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,529 / 3,184 |
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
- 15 Jun 2018Nine personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2018.
- 9 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.16 at Fresno Fall 2017.
- 9 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Fresno Fall 2017.
- 20 Aug 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.46 at Nisei Week 2016.
- 22 Nov 2015First competition: Berkeley Fall 2015. A 20.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- West Coast Cubing Tour - Fresno 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2018 · 15 Jun 2018 — 9 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Fresno Fall 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Nisei Week 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2015 · 22 Nov 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.
- Riley Woo — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Nathan Nakaguchi — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Paul Mahvi — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.