People · Canada
Alexander Metzger
2×2 · top 4.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022METZ01
Alexander Metzger has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.90, set at Solved Central Alberta 2023, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 264th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since July 2022, he has put 265 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.38 in July 2022 to 11.55, a 51% improvement. Alexander has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.90 | 3.16 | top 4.2% | 264 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 | 11.55 | 13.33 | top 12.4% | 1,178 / 10,502 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.92 | 6.06 | top 12.7% | 488 / 4,913 | |
| Square-1 | 16.41 | 24.37 | top 19.6% | 167 / 973 | |
| Clock | 11.13 | 12.77 | top 30.6% | 284 / 1,057 | |
| Skewb | 6.89 | 8.65 | top 32.9% | 818 / 2,928 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.94 | 2:01.74 | top 36.5% | 387 / 1,393 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.90 | 1:12.79 | top 38.6% | 1,060 / 3,180 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.64 | 40.17 | top 52.7% | 1,232 / 2,632 | |
| 5×5 | 2:47.23 | — | top 73.6% | 1,037 / 1,546 |
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
- 14 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Solved Central Alberta 2024.
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.66 at Sherwood Park Summer 2023.
- 27 May 2023Five personal bests in one day at Solved Central Alberta 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at April Fools Alberta 2023.
- 7 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.87 at Welcome Back Calgary 2023.
- 8 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Rockies Rager Fall 2022.
Competitions
- Battle of Alberta 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Solved Central Alberta 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Mother Earth's Charter Spring 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Battle of Alberta 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Sherwood Park Summer 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Solved Central Alberta 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- April Fools Alberta 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Calgary 2023 · 7 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rockies Rager Fall 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Spruce Grove Summer 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 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.
- Azaro Gorloo — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Bryce Davies — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Lucas Kuczaj — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.