People · United States
Alexander Markoulis
Skewb · top 2.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2014 · 2014MARK03
Alexander Markoulis has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.29, set at Brooklyn Fall 2019, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 323rd in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since August 2014, he has put 472 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.40 in August 2014 to 9.19, a 59% improvement. Alexander has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.29 | 3.75 | top 2.2% | 323 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 9.19 | 12.27 | top 5.3% | 2,980 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.81 | 7.33 | top 6.8% | 1,725 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.74 | 4.21 | top 11.4% | 4,481 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 39.88 | 44.09 | top 12.0% | 1,772 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.61 | 1:28.29 | top 18.8% | 1,462 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 16.30 | 22.13 | top 19.3% | 1,306 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.54 | 1:29.19 | top 19.6% | 1,344 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.88 | 27.26 | top 22.9% | 2,940 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 3:03.87 | 3:14.61 | top 42.9% | 1,593 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:39.17 | — | early days — 3 solves | 994 / 2,092 | |
| Clock | 19.61 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,396 / 8,927 | |
| 7×7 | 6:39.94 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,381 / 3,184 |
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 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.19 at Zephyr Cube Bash 2025.
- 13 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Zephyr Cube Bash 2025.
- 14 Oct 2023Five personal bests in one day at Cubing Knights IV 2023.
- 12 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Brooklyn Fall 2019.
- 16 Dec 2017Four personal bests in one day at Liberty Science Center Open 2017.
- 13 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Big Cube Bash 2017.
Competitions
- Zephyr Cube Bash 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Knights IV 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Brooklyn Fall 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Kew Forest Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018
- Lower Moreland Spring 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Meadowlands 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Big Cube Bash 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- New York City Winter 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube4Cam 2016 · 4 Jun 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Severna Park Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Liberty Science 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Norwich Summer 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Doylestown Spring 2015 · 25 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014
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.
- Livia Kleiner — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Daniel Karnaukh — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Kymberlyn Calderon — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.