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Alexander Burke
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019BURK01
Alexander Burke has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.36, set at Brown County Blitz 2026, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,198th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2019, he has put 95 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.32 in February 2019 to 9.36, a 71% improvement. Alexander has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.36 | 12.36 | top 5.7% | 3,198 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 4.20 | 4.95 | top 12.3% | 1,917 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.20 | 8.03 | top 21.5% | 5,769 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.92 | 4.96 | top 25.5% | 9,994 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.98 | 34.00 | top 31.4% | 4,080 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 13.72 | 15.59 | top 42.7% | 3,426 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.86 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,563 / 19,072 |
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
- 29 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.36 at Brown County Blitz 2026.
- 29 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Brown County Blitz 2026.
- 8 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.89 at Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2025.
- 8 Oct 2022First sub-30 3×3: 17.61 at Mt. Prospect Open 2022.
- 8 Oct 2022First sub-20 3×3: 17.61 at Mt. Prospect Open 2022.
- 16 Feb 2019First competition: Albany Winter 2019. A 32.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brown County Blitz 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Mt. Prospect Open 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Albany Winter 2019 · 16 Feb 2019
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.
- Jayden Clark — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tommy Stady — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Ashley Gray — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.