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Alexander McGuiness
2×2 · top 5.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2010 · 2010MCGU02
Alexander McGuiness has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.11, set at St. Joseph's College Winter 2012, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,199th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since August 2010, he has put 319 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.13 in August 2010 to 13.53, a 44% improvement. Alexander has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.11 | 6.48 | top 5.5% | 2,199 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.53 | 16.59 | top 19.3% | 10,376 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.15 | 12.05 | top 37.4% | 10,664 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.31 | 1:25.25 | top 49.1% | 8,217 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:07.02 | 2:43.74 | top 53.7% | 4,533 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:15.22 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,209 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.03 | 41.69 | top 59.2% | 8,276 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 21.11 | 48.80 | top 67.8% | 5,844 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 3:34.96 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,769 / 7,841 |
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
- 3 Mar 2012First sub-15 3×3: 13.53 at St. Joseph's College Winter 2012.
- 3 Mar 2012Four personal bests in one day at St. Joseph's College Winter 2012.
- 18 Feb 2012Seven personal bests in one day at MIT Spring 2012.
- 3 Dec 2011Five personal bests in one day at Bridgewater Open 2011.
- 5 Nov 2011Three personal bests in one day at Liberty Science Center Open 2011.
- 28 May 2011Five personal bests in one day at Captain's Cove competition 2011.
Competitions
- New York City Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 2018
- Liberty Science Center Open 2013 · 14 Dec 2013
- Captain's Cove competition 2012 · 26 May 2012 — 1 personal best set
- St. Joseph's College Winter 2012 · 3 Mar 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2012 · 18 Feb 2012 — 7 personal bests set
- Bridgewater Open 2011 · 3 Dec 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2011 · 24 Sep 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Captain's Cove competition 2011 · 28 May 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Newark Head to Head 2011 · 19 Mar 2011 — 1 personal best set
- St. Joseph's College Winter 2011 · 15 Jan 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2010 · 18 Dec 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Long Island 2010 · 21 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mike Kotch — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Kian Barry — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.