People · United States
Alexander Tran
3×3 · top 8.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023TRAN02
Alexander Tran has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.32, set at Cubing in Cambridge 2023, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,716th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2023, he has put 91 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.24 in January 2023 to 10.32, a 36% improvement. Alexander has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 10.32 | 14.33 | top 8.5% | 4,716 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.27 | 4.78 | top 17.5% | 6,941 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 54.54 | 59.37 | top 30.3% | 4,809 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.97 | 13.15 | top 44.6% | 13,006 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.45 | 36.88 | top 54.4% | 7,653 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 2:45.04 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,534 / 9,537 | |
| Skewb | 18.76 | 24.87 | top 87.6% | 17,099 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 58.69 | — | early days — 1 solve | 9,092 / 9,172 |
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
- 17 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.80 at Cubing in Cambridge 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing in Cambridge 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023First competition: Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023. A 16.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in Cambridge 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023 · 21 Jan 2023
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.
- Joshua Marriott — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Charles Amarello — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Roland Plante — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.