People · Australia
Alexander Lu
3×3 · top 9.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023LUAL01
Alexander Lu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.60, set at North-East Melbourne March Sunday 2026, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 821st in Australia. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2023, he has put 45 official solves on the record across four 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 16.99 in July 2023 to 10.60, a 38% improvement. Alexander has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.60 | 12.09 | top 9.3% | 821 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.58 | 12.88 | top 32.7% | 1,722 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 5.33 | 7.01 | top 43.4% | 3,409 / 8,567 | |
| 4×4 | 1:57.12 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,454 / 3,051 |
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
- 2 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.13 at Altona Algorithms 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Altona Algorithms 2024.
- 29 Jul 2023First competition: Geelong Winter 2023. A 16.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North-East Melbourne March Sunday 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Altona Algorithms 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Geelong Winter 2023 · 29 Jul 2023
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.
- Emmet Hobbs — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Myles Jarman — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tam Quan — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.