People · United States
Alexander Tran
3×3 · top 18.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2011 · 2011TRAN09
Alexander Tran has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.31, set at Lynden Open 2012, puts him in the top 18.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,936th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since August 2011, he has put 100 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.31 in August 2011 to 13.31, an 18% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.31 | 15.27 | top 18.5% | 9,936 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.05 | 6.44 | top 27.1% | 10,715 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:54.84 | 2:05.34 | top 45.9% | 3,787 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.89 | 1:20.27 | top 46.8% | 7,784 / 19,072 | |
| 6×6 | 3:31.15 | 3:52.24 | top 55.1% | 2,081 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.41 | 45.85 | top 68.6% | 9,828 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 67 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,000 / 2,040 |
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
- 5 May 2012Four personal bests in one day at Couve Cubing 2012.
- 4 Feb 2012First sub-15 3×3: 13.31 at Lynden Open 2012.
- 4 Feb 2012Four personal bests in one day at Lynden Open 2012.
- 27 Aug 2011First competition: Vancouver Summer 2011. A 16.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Coastal Cubing 2013 · 8 Jun 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Couve Cubing 2012 · 5 May 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Lynden Open 2012 · 4 Feb 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Vancouver Summer 2011 · 27 Aug 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.
- Alex VanderGriend — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Nick Vu — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Janelle Tin — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.31 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.