People · Australia
Alexander Strain
3×3 · top 21.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2021 · 2021STRA01
Alexander Strain has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.05, set at Marrickville Mini Open AM 2022, puts him in the top 21.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,902nd in Australia. Across 4 competitions since May 2021, he has put 55 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.60 in May 2021 to 14.05, a 20% improvement. Alexander has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.05 | 18.48 | top 21.1% | 1,902 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 6.80 | 8.69 | top 58.7% | 4,702 / 8,567 | |
| 4×4 | 1:54.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,404 / 3,051 | |
| Pyraminx | 18.08 | 29.42 | top 90.0% | 5,520 / 5,993 | |
| Skewb | 33.45 | 42.92 | top 98.0% | 3,483 / 3,534 |
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 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.05 at Marrickville Mini Open AM 2022.
- 23 May 2021First competition: Marrickville Autumn Sunday 2021. A 18.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Marrickville Mini Open AM 2022 · 16 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- NSW Open 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Tramsheds Series Saturday 2022 · 5 Feb 2022
- Marrickville Autumn Sunday 2021 · 23 May 2021 — 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.
- Anthony Trairattanasirikul — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Christian Gebrael — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Paul Singh — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.05 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.