People · United States
Alexander Tin
Pyraminx · top 7.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2014 · 2014TINA01
Alexander Tin has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.96, set at Melrose Spring 2015, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,903rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2014, he has put 185 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.29 in April 2014 to 18.72, a 12% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.96 | 11.28 | top 7.5% | 1,903 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.51 | 7.19 | top 20.3% | 7,971 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 7.29 | 11.00 | top 35.9% | 6,098 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 18.72 | 20.73 | top 36.3% | 20,377 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.12 | 35.60 | top 49.1% | 6,752 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.94 | 1:22.86 | top 55.0% | 9,408 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 3:02.15 | — | top 75.1% | 5,874 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 3:10.67 | — | top 81.4% | 7,437 / 9,401 |
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
- 30 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Melrose Spring 2015.
- 8 Nov 2014Five personal bests in one day at Lexington Fall 2014.
- 9 Aug 2014Four personal bests in one day at Starlight Open 2014.
- 1 Aug 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.45 at US Nationals 2014.
- 1 Aug 2014Four personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
- 12 Apr 2014First competition: Lexington Spring 2014. A 21.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lexington Fall 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Melrose Spring 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Lexington Spring 2015 · 11 Apr 2015
- Lexington Fall 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Starlight Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Lexington Spring 2014 · 12 Apr 2014
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.
- Kevin Costello III — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tim Reynolds — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
- JP Bulman — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.