People · United States
Derek Alves
3×3 · top 43.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026ALVE01
Derek Alves has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.30, set at Simi Mini A 2026, puts him in the top 43.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 24,981st in the United States. Across 3 competitions since January 2026, he has put 40 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.98 in January 2026 to 21.30, a 24% improvement. Derek 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 21.30 | 26.39 | top 43.5% | 24,981 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 7.06 | 7.77 | top 60.9% | 25,009 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.75 | 1:05.36 | top 70.2% | 10,082 / 15,683 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026First competition: Agoura Winter 2026. A 27.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Temecula Valley Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026
- Simi Mini A 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Agoura Winter 2026 · 24 Jan 2026
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.
- Matthew Dickman — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brandon True — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Liv Coverdale — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.