People · Canada
Alexander Au
3×3 · top 36.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018AUAL01
Alexander Au has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.91, set at Scarborough Fall A 2023, puts him in the top 36.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,641st in Canada. Across 5 competitions since March 2018, he has put 49 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.20 in March 2018 to 18.91, a 53% improvement. Alexander has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.91 | 22.52 | top 36.8% | 3,641 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 5.91 | 12.84 | top 50.0% | 3,592 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 1:57.06 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,413 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:11.47 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,562 / 2,620 |
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
- 18 Nov 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.91 at Scarborough Fall A 2023.
- 22 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Newmarket Open 2019.
- 16 Jun 2018First sub-30 3×3: 27.35 at Newmarket Open 2018.
- 24 Mar 2018First competition: Pickering Spring 2018. A 40.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Scarborough Fall A 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Newmarket Open 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Oakville Limited Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Newmarket Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Pickering Spring 2018 · 24 Mar 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.
- Ryan Wu — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Austin Wood — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brady Metherall — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.91 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.