People · United Kingdom
Alexander Tweedie
2×2 · top 4.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023TWEE01
Alexander Tweedie has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.94, set at Farewell Strathclyde University 2026, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 315th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since September 2023, he has put 488 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.51 in September 2023 to 8.97, a 74% improvement. Alexander has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 1.94 | 4.30 | top 4.4% | 315 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 8.97 | 9.90 | top 4.8% | 370 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.67 | 5.89 | top 6.2% | 233 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 5.29 | 7.89 | top 20.4% | 463 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.41 | 23.30 | top 21.6% | 406 / 1,851 | |
| 4×4 | 48.46 | 55.71 | top 22.7% | 509 / 2,071 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.69 | 1:50.21 | top 32.5% | 365 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.02 | 2:06.97 | top 43.3% | 537 / 1,151 | |
| Square-1 | 37.53 | 45.33 | top 62.1% | 516 / 778 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | 48.67 | early days — 3 solves | 259 / 372 | |
| Clock | 20.39 | 23.59 | top 65.8% | 828 / 1,232 | |
| 6×6 | 4:06.82 | 4:25.24 | early days — 3 solves | 394 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 8:04.79 | 8:18.61 | early days — 3 solves | 425 / 459 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Farewell Strathclyde University 2026.
- 20 Sep 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Autumn 2025.
- 30 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Edinburgh Winter 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Six personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2025.
- 14 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Glasgow Side Events Autumn 2024.
Competitions
- Farewell Strathclyde University 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Glasgow Big and FMC Spring 2026 · 29 Mar 2026
- Edinburgh Winter 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Glasgow Autumn Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Edinburgh Autumn 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025 · 30 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Glasgow Side Events Autumn 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Summer Open 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Glasgow Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Glasgow Autumn 2023 · 22 Sep 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.
- Ryan Eckersley — met in 104 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Sam Jones — met in 104 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Daniel Schmitt — met in 101 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.