People · United States
Alexander Smith
3×3 · top 58.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2011 · 2011SMIT01
Alexander Smith has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 27.83, set at Iowa Open 2011, puts him in the top 58.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 34,660th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since January 2011, he has put 49 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.63 in January 2011 to 27.83, a 28% improvement. Alexander has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 27.83 | 36.09 | top 58.5% | 34,660 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 7.18 | 13.20 | top 61.9% | 25,461 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 24.84 | 32.31 | top 76.4% | 6,695 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 2:26.44 | 2:42.15 | top 90.9% | 17,370 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 19.80 | 24.74 | top 92.6% | 27,136 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 4:37.94 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,056 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:42.36 | 2:09.61 | top 96.6% | 15,071 / 15,683 |
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
- 16 Apr 2011First sub-30 3×3: 27.83 at Iowa Open 2011.
- 16 Apr 2011Four personal bests in one day at Iowa Open 2011.
- 29 Jan 2011First competition: UIUC Spring 2011. A 38.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Iowa Open 2011 · 16 Apr 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- UIUC Spring 2011 · 29 Jan 2011
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.
- John Brechon — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Peter Dracopoulos — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Elliott Ross — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 2.83 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.