People · United States
Alexander R. Hadley
3×3 · top 2.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024HADL03
Alexander R. Hadley has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.49, set at Rocky Mountain Championship 2026, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,166th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since June 2024, he has put 299 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 47.67 in June 2024 to 7.49, an 84% improvement. Alexander has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.49 | 9.49 | top 2.0% | 1,166 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 1.82 | 3.20 | top 3.7% | 1,444 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.63 | 4.61 | top 6.0% | 1,538 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.60 | 19.11 | top 11.6% | 1,516 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.64 | 1:33.84 | top 21.3% | 1,650 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.93 | 1:37.76 | top 21.8% | 1,499 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 49.19 | 55.28 | top 23.7% | 3,620 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 10.20 | 12.30 | top 26.1% | 2,010 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 7.15 | 9.33 | top 34.8% | 5,896 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 3:11.13 | 3:34.55 | top 46.3% | 1,726 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:38.79 | 5:45.55 | early days — 3 solves | 1,861 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,726 / 2,040 | |
| Square-1 | 1:14.89 | — | top 90.9% | 6,166 / 6,743 |
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
- 27 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Michigan Mini 44 2026.
- 21 Aug 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Rocky Mountain Championship 2026.
- 20 Sep 2025Four personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Slow Fall 2025.
- 15 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.02 at Michigan Championship 2025.
- 15 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Championship 2025.
- 1 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025.
Competitions
- Michigan Mini 44 2026 · 27 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rocky Mountain Championship 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Slow Fall 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Spring 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Championship 2024 · 29 Jun 2024
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.
- Jack Pfeifer — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
- Wesley Barwinski — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Reed W. Richardson — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.