People · United Kingdom
Alexander Biraben-Renard
2×2 · top 15.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016BIRA03
Alexander Biraben-Renard has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.12, set at Paris Open 2018, puts him in the top 15.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 922nd in the United Kingdom. Across 9 competitions since November 2016, he has put 201 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.72 in November 2016 to 12.60, a 59% improvement. Alexander has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.12 | 4.45 | top 15.6% | 922 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 12.60 | 16.43 | top 16.0% | 1,090 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.95 | 1:11.09 | top 40.6% | 877 / 2,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.84 | 12.49 | top 43.4% | 1,780 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.95 | 44.29 | top 59.0% | 1,014 / 1,851 | |
| Skewb | 11.25 | 14.70 | top 62.2% | 1,511 / 2,421 | |
| 5×5 | 2:39.84 | — | top 70.4% | 870 / 1,151 |
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
- 6 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at Paris Open 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018Four personal bests in one day at Guildford Open 2018.
- 25 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.60 at Weston-super-Mare Open 2017.
- 13 Jul 2017First sub-30 3×3: 19.65 at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017.
- 13 Jul 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.65 at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017.
- 4 Nov 2016First competition: UK Championship 2016. A 30.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- August Bank Holiday Celebration 2019 · 24 Aug 2019
- Paris Open 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Competition 2018 · 25 Aug 2018
- High Wycombe Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Guildford Open 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2016 · 4 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.
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fabio Schwandt — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charlie Stark — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.