People · Italy
Alexander Gage
2×2 · top 5.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024GAGE01
Alexander Gage has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.09, set at Chichester April 2025, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 178th in Italy. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2024, he has put 197 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.61 in December 2024 to 9.56, a 46% 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 | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.09 | 4.50 | top 5.4% | 178 / 2,068 | |
| 3×3 | 9.56 | 12.24 | top 6.3% | 236 / 2,882 | |
| 4×4 | 45.79 | 53.30 | top 19.3% | 242 / 1,206 | |
| 6×6 | 2:50.96 | 3:11.91 | top 36.5% | 103 / 273 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.75 | — | top 37.4% | 228 / 642 | |
| Square-1 | 24.54 | 33.55 | top 38.2% | 152 / 411 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.65 | 10.71 | top 41.8% | 702 / 1,403 | |
| Skewb | 8.82 | 12.20 | top 47.2% | 452 / 804 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:11.62 | — | early days — 2 solves | 168 / 244 | |
| 7×7 | 6:29.76 | — | early days — 2 solves | 163 / 219 |
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
- 26 Apr 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.56 at Chichester April 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at Chichester April 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Six personal bests in one day at Montemurlo Speedcubing 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 10.75 at Südtirol Open 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Südtirol Open 2025.
- 28 Dec 2024First competition: Val di NxN: Nocturnal Edition 2024. A 17.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chichester April 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cavarzere al Cubo 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Montemurlo Speedcubing 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Südtirol Open 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Val di NxN: Nocturnal Edition 2024 · 28 Dec 2024
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.
- Matteo Provasi — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Sartori — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Evan Maccagnan — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.