People · Germany
Alexander Hesse
2×2 · top 6.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016HESS02
Alexander Hesse has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.26, set at Rahn Education Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 268th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2016, he has put 232 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.05 in October 2016 to 10.35, a 51% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.26 | 3.79 | top 6.7% | 268 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 | 10.35 | 13.92 | top 8.5% | 439 / 4,109 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.42 | 1:17.02 | top 36.9% | 692 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.58 | 28.57 | top 38.3% | 505 / 1,314 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.04 | 15.75 | top 53.3% | 1,193 / 1,987 | |
| Skewb | 13.67 | 22.76 | top 73.5% | 927 / 1,169 |
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
- 1 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Open 2026.
- 4 Nov 2017Five personal bests in one day at Munich Open 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.91 at German Open 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.16 at German Open 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at German Open 2017.
- 7 Oct 2016First competition: German Nationals 2016. A 21.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rahn Education Open 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Advent Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Open 2024 · 5 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- German Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Sébra Open 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2016 · 7 Oct 2016
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.
- Leon Schmidtchen — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
- Henri Gerber — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Martin Köhler — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.