People · Canada
Alvin Lu
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023LUAL02
Alvin Lu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.35, set at Ottawa 3x3x3 Winter A 2026, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 542nd in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2023, he has put 40 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.72 in September 2023 to 9.35, a 44% improvement. Alvin 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.35 | 11.86 | top 5.7% | 542 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 3.67 | 5.36 | top 22.3% | 1,496 / 7,173 |
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
- 25 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.76 at Ottawa 3x3x3 Fall A 2024.
- 25 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.41 at Ottawa 3x3x3 Fall A 2024.
- 17 Sep 2023First competition: NCR Favourites 2023. A 16.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ottawa 3x3x3 Winter A 2026 · 9 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Ottawa 3x3x3 Fall A 2024 · 25 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- NCR Favourites 2023 · 17 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.
- Eddie Wang — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Rémi Chrétien — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Isaiah Falconer — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.