People · United States
Alistair Salmonson
2×2 · top 30.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2025 · 2025SALM02
Alistair Salmonson has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.29, set at Wisconsin on Ice 2026, puts him in the top 30.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,017th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since May 2025, he has put 124 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.61 in May 2025 to 4.29, a 50% improvement. Alistair has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.29 | 5.85 | top 30.2% | 12,017 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 19.58 | 24.98 | top 38.7% | 21,900 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.41 | 10.68 | top 39.8% | 11,374 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 10.62 | 16.35 | top 58.7% | 10,748 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 2:27.56 | 2:41.66 | top 60.0% | 4,518 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 19.65 | 22.70 | top 63.6% | 5,409 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:51.63 | — | early days — 1 solve | 14,293 / 19,072 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025.
- 3 May 2025First competition: Goshen Spring 2025. A 19.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Eau Clock Wisconsin 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wisconsin on Ice 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Corny Cubers Iowa Classic 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Goshen Spring 2025 · 3 May 2025
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.
- Sebastian Carrillo — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lisa Kucala — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Chris Van Der Brink — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.