People · Russia
Alexander Gusev
2×2 · top 0.24% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017GUSE03
Alexander Gusev has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 0.81, set at MPEI Open 2019, puts him in the top 0.24% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13th in Russia. Until November 2011, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since May 2017, he has put 643 official solves on the record across ten 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 18.27 in May 2017 to 9.46, a 48% improvement. Alexander has entered 15 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 | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 0.81 | 3.78 | top 0.24% | 13 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 9.46 | 10.82 | top 6.0% | 208 / 6,475 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.94 | 17.24 | top 6.0% | 85 / 1,770 | |
| Skewb | 3.51 | 7.08 | top 7.8% | 109 / 2,264 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.32 | 6.49 | top 9.3% | 250 / 3,777 | |
| Megaminx | 1:01.56 | 1:08.62 | top 10.8% | 64 / 998 | |
| 4×4 | 39.16 | 45.06 | top 11.1% | 147 / 2,080 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.64 | 1:36.34 | top 29.5% | 210 / 941 | |
| Square-1 | 23.02 | 41.96 | top 34.7% | 188 / 759 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 43.33 | top 48.3% | 146 / 366 |
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
- 24 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Kursk Open 2019.
- 24 Mar 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.46 at Sura Spring 2019.
- 24 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Sura Spring 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Voronezh Open 2019.
- 21 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Belgorod Open 2018.
- 7 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at White City Cubing 2018.
Competitions
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Kursk Open 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- CCC Qualification Voronezh 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- YJ Fest Moscow 2019 · 28 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019
- Sura Spring 2019 · 24 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Voronezh Open 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Belgorod Open 2018 · 21 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- White City Cubing 2018 · 7 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Svetlye Gory Open 2018 · 29 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Voronezh Open 2018 · 10 Jun 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Belgorod Open 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Tambov Summer 2017 · 29 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- To The Moon 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Vladislav Kozhin — met in 105 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Maxim Ilin — met in 103 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- David Arzamastsev — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.