People · United States
Alexander Gold
3×3 · top 13.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021GOLD01
Alexander Gold has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.96, set at Niner Nation Open 2023, puts him in the top 13.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,372nd in the United States. Across 8 competitions since November 2021, he has put 162 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.23 in November 2021 to 11.96, a 38% improvement. Alexander has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 11.96 | 16.85 | top 13.8% | 7,372 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.78 | 4.98 | top 23.7% | 9,294 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.91 | 9.70 | top 27.2% | 7,441 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 6.59 | 13.25 | top 30.4% | 5,011 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.22 | 1:19.56 | top 44.2% | 7,298 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.31 | 31.88 | top 47.3% | 6,448 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:38.13 | — | top 69.6% | 6,105 / 9,401 |
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
- 12 Feb 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.92 at Cape Fear 2022.
- 12 Feb 2022Three personal bests in one day at Cape Fear 2022.
- 20 Nov 2021First competition: Slow N Steady Fall 2021. A 19.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Carolina Championship 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Niner Nation Open 2023 · 15 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Fall 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- River Hill Spring 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Fear 2022 · 12 Feb 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Greetings 2022 · 29 Jan 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2021 · 20 Nov 2021
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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Katie Hull — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Mullen — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.