People · United States
Alexander Nelson
Skewb · top 39.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016NELS03
Alexander Nelson has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 7.79, set at Indiana 2016, puts him in the top 39.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,838th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since May 2016, he has put 42 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.05 in May 2016 to 24.18, a 17% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 7.79 | 14.58 | top 39.7% | 6,838 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 5.62 | 9.94 | top 46.7% | 18,914 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.26 | 12.75 | top 47.1% | 13,564 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 24.18 | 32.57 | top 50.8% | 29,653 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 58.44 | — | early days — 3 solves | 12,405 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:17.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 16,762 / 19,072 |
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 May 2016First competition: Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2016. A 29.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Carmen Cube Clash Ohio State 2025 · 20 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2016 · 14 May 2016
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.
- Phillip Lewicki — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Garber — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Julian Lachniet — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.79 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.