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Grayson Alvarez
Pyraminx · top 5.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023ALVA01
Grayson Alvarez has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.51, set at CubingUSA New England Championship 2023, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,432nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2023, he has put 151 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 11.47 in January 2023 to 3.51, a 69% improvement. Grayson has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.51 | 4.26 | top 5.5% | 1,432 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.52 | 6.20 | top 20.5% | 8,023 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 6.11 | 8.57 | top 26.6% | 4,329 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 10.67 | 15.73 | top 28.4% | 2,200 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 | 21.16 | 24.09 | top 43.2% | 24,719 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.33 | — | top 63.8% | 11,175 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 43.62 | — | top 69.5% | 4,572 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:04.38 | — | top 86.4% | 13,054 / 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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Northampton Fall A 2023.
- 7 Oct 2023Seven personal bests in one day at CubingUSA New England Championship 2023.
- 20 Aug 2023First sub-30 3×3: 29.29 at Mystic Cubikon 2023.
- 20 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Mystic Cubikon 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023First competition: Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023.
Competitions
- Fall River Cubikon 2024 · 4 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Northampton Fall A 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- South Deerfield Side Events 2023 · 30 Sep 2023
- Mystic Cubikon 2023 · 20 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Northampton Winter A 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023 · 21 Jan 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.
- Jacob Schwartz — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Durette — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Christopher Landgrebe — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.