People · United Kingdom
Alexander Thomas Gurner
2×2 · top 6.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024GURN02
Alexander Thomas Gurner has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.23, set at South Wales Summer 2026, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 462nd in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2024, he has put 140 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.39 in December 2024 to 12.66, a 46% improvement. Alexander has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 2.23 | 4.45 | top 6.5% | 462 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 12.66 | 15.72 | top 16.3% | 1,122 / 6,785 | |
| Skewb | 5.30 | 6.85 | top 20.6% | 470 / 2,439 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.69 | 9.60 | top 25.4% | 1,008 / 3,704 | |
| Clock | 11.08 | 13.02 | top 30.4% | 404 / 1,255 | |
| Square-1 | 34.93 | 48.00 | top 58.3% | 501 / 789 |
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
- 1 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at South Wales Summer 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.67 at Stevenage January 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage January 2026.
- 15 Feb 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.49 at Crewe Winter 2025.
- 15 Dec 2024First competition: Bristol Winter Beginners 2024. A 23.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- South Wales Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Bristol June 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Crewe Winter 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Bristol Winter Beginners 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 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.
- Blue James — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rufus Prabhu-Desai — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Evans — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.