People · Germany
Alexander Ben Ludewig
3×3 · top 8.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016LUDE01
Alexander Ben Ludewig has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.30, set at Salzburg Open 2020, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 428th in Germany. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since November 2016, he has put 584 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.42 in November 2016 to 10.30, a 64% 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 | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.30 | 13.55 | top 8.4% | 428 / 4,109 | |
| Square-1 | 11.88 | 17.33 | top 9.6% | 44 / 533 | |
| 2×2 | 2.77 | 3.68 | top 11.7% | 424 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 46.96 | 52.47 | top 20.8% | 383 / 1,934 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.11 | 1:37.97 | top 23.4% | 243 / 1,158 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.76 | 30.15 | top 25.3% | 336 / 1,314 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.73 | 10.44 | top 25.6% | 634 / 1,987 | |
| Skewb | 6.74 | 9.60 | top 31.6% | 435 / 1,169 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.49 | 2:00.97 | top 42.9% | 322 / 787 | |
| 6×6 | 3:10.54 | 3:22.99 | top 46.0% | 232 / 586 | |
| Clock | 14.91 | 16.35 | top 47.6% | 314 / 634 | |
| 7×7 | 5:09.29 | 5:19.00 | top 53.6% | 220 / 510 |
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
- 1 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Salzburg Open 2020.
- 28 Sep 2019Four personal bests in one day at Liechtenstein Open 2019.
- 9 Feb 2019Four personal bests in one day at Austrian Open 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at Munich Open 2018.
- 7 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2018.
- 2 Jun 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.41 at Schwandorf Open 2018.
Competitions
- Salzburg Open 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2019 · 2 Nov 2019
- Liechtenstein Open 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Vienna Cube Day 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Hamburg International 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Austrian Open 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2018 · 7 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Schwandorf Open 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Austrian Open 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Schwandorf Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Munich Open 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.
- Leon Schmidtchen — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Tobias Peter — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Carlo Glod — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,533 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.