People · United States
Alexander Hirsch
3×3 · top 36.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2013 · 2013HIRS01
Alexander Hirsch has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.88, set at Caltech Spring Open 2014, puts him in the top 36.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20,673rd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since August 2013, he has put 50 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.80 in August 2013 to 18.88, a 42% improvement. Alexander has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 18.88 | 21.18 | top 36.7% | 20,673 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.69 | 7.90 | top 57.8% | 23,685 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 16.11 | 26.20 | top 81.7% | 15,636 / 18,907 |
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
- 17 May 2014First sub-20 3×3: 18.88 at Caltech Spring Open 2014.
- 16 Nov 2013First sub-30 3×3: 25.75 at Caltech Fall Open 2013.
- 17 Aug 2013First competition: Nisei Week 2013. A 32.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Another Bruin Cube Day 2019 · 12 Jan 2019
- Nisei Week 2014 · 9 Aug 2014
- Caltech Spring Open 2014 · 17 May 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2013 · 17 Aug 2013
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.
- Michael Young — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Soria — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steven Turner — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.88 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.