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Alexander Ball
2×2 · top 5.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018BALL02
Alexander Ball has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.09, set at Harold Park Classic 2019, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 405th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since March 2018, he has put 274 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.14 in March 2018 to 10.34, a 60% improvement. Alexander has entered 14 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.09 | 3.78 | top 5.4% | 405 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 10.34 | 13.21 | top 8.5% | 775 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.43 | 5.41 | top 9.9% | 459 / 6,109 | |
| Skewb | 4.67 | 8.20 | top 15.8% | 419 / 3,589 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.51 | 1:07.34 | top 38.2% | 1,029 / 3,108 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.11 | 33.55 | top 47.0% | 1,107 / 2,685 |
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 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022.
- 28 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Sydney Winter Sunday 2022.
- 5 Feb 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.75 at Tramsheds Series Saturday 2022.
- 11 Jul 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.72 at WCA World Championship 2019.
- 6 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018First competition: ASFA Speedcubing 2018. A 26.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Marrickville Mini May Open 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at The Cube Sunday 2023 · 22 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Sydney Winter Sunday 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Tramsheds Series Saturday 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Open 2019 · 14 Dec 2019
- Odd Day in Sydney 2019 · 10 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Harold Park Classic 2019 · 25 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Koalafication Canberra 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Koalafication Sydney 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Cool Down Sydney 2019 · 10 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- ASFA Speedcubing 2018 · 17 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.
- Bryan Eng — met in 51 rounds, never finished ahead
- Matthew Cook — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Sam Moliver — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.