People · Germany
Alexander Hartung
3×3 · top 23.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2011 · 2011HART02
Alexander Hartung has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.84, set at Hamburg Open 2011, puts him in the top 23.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,175th in Germany. Across 8 competitions since January 2011, he has put 228 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.28 in January 2011 to 14.84, a 30% 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 | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.84 | 17.75 | top 23.9% | 1,175 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 4.34 | 6.65 | top 30.9% | 1,020 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.84 | 32.02 | top 44.0% | 575 / 1,314 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.97 | 1:19.69 | top 50.7% | 958 / 1,934 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.71 | 16.53 | top 65.4% | 1,408 / 1,987 | |
| 5×5 | 2:41.66 | — | top 71.2% | 772 / 1,158 | |
| Megaminx | 3:45.59 | — | top 87.3% | 658 / 787 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:08.94 | — | early days — 2 solves | 322 / 343 |
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
- 13 Aug 2011Three personal bests in one day at Düsseldorf Open 2011.
- 30 Apr 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.84 at Hamburg Open 2011.
- 30 Apr 2011Three personal bests in one day at Hamburg Open 2011.
- 9 Apr 2011Three personal bests in one day at German Open 2011.
- 5 Mar 2011First sub-20 3×3: 19.91 at Altbier 2011.
- 5 Mar 2011Three personal bests in one day at Altbier 2011.
Competitions
- German Open 2012 · 14 Apr 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Düsseldorf Open 2011 · 13 Aug 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Schleswig-Holstein Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Hamburg Open 2011 · 30 Apr 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- German Open 2011 · 9 Apr 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Altbier 2011 · 5 Mar 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Aachen Open 2011 · 14 Jan 2011
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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 61 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cornelius Dieckmann — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fabian Auroux — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.84 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.