People · United Kingdom
Alexander Sayers
2×2 · top 1.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2022 · 2022SAYE01
Alexander Sayers has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.39, set at Liverpool Spring 2026, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 136th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since February 2022, he has put 552 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.28 in February 2022 to 1.39, a 68% improvement. Alexander has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.39 | 3.92 | top 1.7% | 136 / 4,946 | |
| 4×4 | 38.10 | 45.75 | top 10.0% | 240 / 2,112 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.48 | 6.53 | top 10.1% | 403 / 3,704 | |
| 6×6 | 1:58.95 | 2:14.63 | top 10.7% | 73 / 560 | |
| 3×3 | 11.38 | 15.29 | top 11.8% | 845 / 6,785 | |
| Skewb | 4.32 | 6.35 | top 13.2% | 309 / 2,439 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.57 | 1:16.55 | top 15.1% | 205 / 1,167 | |
| Clock | 8.61 | 9.92 | top 17.9% | 254 / 1,255 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:19.28 | — | top 19.4% | 89 / 315 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.96 | 1:27.87 | top 21.1% | 254 / 998 | |
| 7×7 | 3:40.47 | 3:49.32 | top 23.6% | 114 / 463 | |
| Square-1 | 19.47 | 22.92 | top 26.8% | 257 / 789 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 7 of 9 cubes · 53:02 | — | early days — 1 solve | 65 / 126 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 9:45.37 | — | early days — 1 solve | 61 / 84 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 60 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 353 / 372 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Liverpool Spring 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Leeds Spring 2026.
- 18 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at Manchester Spring 2025.
- 29 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at Manchester Spring 2024.
- 9 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Autumn 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Suffolk Summer 2023.
Competitions
- Manchester Cubing League - Third 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Liverpool Spring 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Leeds Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Manchester Spring 2025 · 18 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Manchester Spring 2024 · 29 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Manchester BLD Day 2023 · 11 Nov 2023
- Wiltshire Autumn 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Suffolk Summer 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- East London Autumn 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Championship 2022 · 28 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage Autumn A 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Stevenage Spring 2022 · 30 Apr 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- West London Open 2022 · 19 Feb 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.
- Daniel Evans — met in 107 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Billie Hammill — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Cham J. Chambers — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 8.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.