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Andrew Ahlem
2×2 · top 7.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022AHLE01
Andrew Ahlem has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.38, set at SacCubing XVI 2024, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,062nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2022, he has put 121 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.06 in March 2022 to 15.05, a 37% improvement. Andrew 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 | 2.38 | 4.24 | top 7.8% | 3,062 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 4.29 | 8.71 | top 13.0% | 2,009 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 15.05 | 19.09 | top 24.6% | 13,360 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 13.11 | 15.07 | top 40.1% | 3,184 / 8,927 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.14 | 12.71 | top 46.0% | 13,244 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.04 | 1:30.33 | top 57.6% | 9,944 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.81 | 59.04 | top 62.1% | 8,755 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:14.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,564 / 9,401 |
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
- 8 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Lopes Up AZ 2026.
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.00 at SacCubing XVI 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at SacCubing XVI 2024.
- 29 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Davis Fall 2023.
- 27 Mar 2022First competition: SacCubing XI 2022. A 24.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lopes Up AZ 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 60 - Mountain View 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XVI 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Davis Fall 2023 · 29 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing XI 2022 · 27 Mar 2022
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.
- Jeshua Cota — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Luke O. Brannon — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Calvin Nielson — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.