People · United Kingdom
Ali Marsh
2×2 · top 5.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023MARS20
Ali Marsh has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.16, set at Chichester Summer 2024, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 422nd in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2023, he has put 70 official solves on the record across five 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 22.31 in August 2023 to 14.09, a 37% improvement. Ali 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.16 | 4.49 | top 5.9% | 422 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 14.09 | 18.74 | top 21.3% | 1,433 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.28 | 13.84 | top 47.2% | 1,923 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.95 | 1:28.54 | top 51.5% | 1,107 / 2,071 | |
| Clock | 32.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,104 / 1,232 |
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 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.09 at Birmingham Summer 2024.
- 20 Jul 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.46 at Chichester Summer 2024.
- 20 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Chichester Summer 2024.
- 19 Aug 2023First competition: Norwich Summer 2023. A 22.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Birmingham Summer 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Chichester Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Norwich Summer 2023 · 19 Aug 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.
- Chris Bonnello — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Musa Marsh — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Reuben Ingram — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.