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Alexander Laiche

2×2 · top 0.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2013 · 2013LAIC01

Alexander Laiche has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.07, set at NOLA Cube Fest 2026, puts him in the top 0.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 294th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 30 competitions since January 2013, he has put 1,441 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.16 in January 2013 to 7.26, a 49% improvement. Alexander has entered 30 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 0.7% of 186,767 all-time
1.07
signature single · NOLA Cube Fest 2026
1,441
official solves on the record
11%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 91% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×21.072.47
top 0.7%294 / 40,951
3×37.268.87
top 1.6%994 / 59,724
4×435.3142.75
top 7.0%1,081 / 19,072
3×3 one-handed17.0920.36
top 12.8%1,657 / 15,683
5×51:14.181:25.66
top 14.7%1,133 / 9,401
Skewb4.697.05
top 15.8%2,491 / 18,907
Pyraminx5.857.62
top 18.9%5,026 / 28,708
Clock9.9211.38
top 24.7%1,897 / 8,927
Megaminx1:26.221:38.95
top 25.7%1,773 / 7,841
6×62:36.702:43.25
top 29.0%1,028 / 4,196
Square-121.2427.18
top 30.8%1,993 / 6,743
7×74:15.244:34.66
top 36.2%1,015 / 3,184
3×3 Fewest Moves42 moves—
early days — 3 solves1,178 / 2,040

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

Houston Winter 2013: 14.16Cajun Cube Clash 2016: 11.12Cubalaya 2018: 11.00Cajun Cube Clash 2018: 8.82Fleur-de-lis Fall 2018: 8.92Cubalaya 2019: 8.46Baton Rouge Winter 2022: 9.27CubingUSA Southern Championship 2022: 9.49Baton Rouge Winter 2023: 8.12Bayou Big Cubes 2023: 9.53Cajun Cube Clash 2023: 9.14Fleur-de-Lis Fall LA 2023: 8.64Baton Rouge Winter 2024: 8.73Red Stick Spring 2024: 9.41Cajun Cube Clash 2024: 9.31Fleur-de-Lis Fall LA 2024: 9.55New Orleans 2024: 9.35Baton Rouge Winter B 2025: 8.77CubingUSA Southern Championship 2025: 9.46Louisiana Mega Two Day 2025: 7.67Cajun Cube Clash 2025: 8.36LA Twist or Treat 2025: 8.69Baton Rouge Winter 2026: 8.08Cube Against Cancer LA 2026: 8.25NOLA Cube Fest 2026: 8.41LA Summer Throwdown 2026: 7.26Cubalaya LA 2026: 8.74Cajun Cube Clash 2026: 8.817.2614.165 Jan 201329 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Ordway Persyn — met in 258 rounds, finished ahead 101 times
  • RJ Gohn — met in 233 rounds, finished ahead 64 times
  • Seth Talbot — met in 221 rounds, finished ahead 118 times

Next targets

  • A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
  • A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.26 away.

Targets move as he improves.