People · United Kingdom
Lex Andrew Booth
Skewb · top 4.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023BOOT02
Lex Andrew Booth has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.78, set at Stevenage July 2025, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 91st in the United Kingdom. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2023, he has put 180 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.83 in February 2023 to 9.82, a 23% improvement. Lex 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.78 | 5.48 | top 4.0% | 91 / 2,421 | |
| 2×2 | 2.10 | 3.24 | top 5.4% | 397 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 9.82 | 10.63 | top 7.0% | 511 / 6,689 | |
| Clock | 6.91 | 7.89 | top 10.6% | 141 / 1,232 | |
| Square-1 | 16.35 | 22.25 | top 19.4% | 194 / 778 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.94 | 8.02 | top 19.5% | 757 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.22 | 27.88 | top 29.3% | 534 / 1,851 | |
| Megaminx | 1:33.58 | 1:45.07 | top 30.4% | 347 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 2:37.49 | — | early days — 1 solve | 862 / 1,151 | |
| 4×4 | 1:38.49 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,542 / 2,071 |
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
- 29 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.82 at Leicestershire Autumn 2025.
- 29 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Leicestershire Autumn 2025.
- 19 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Chichester April 2025.
- 18 Feb 2023First competition: Brent Cross Winter 2023. A 15.59 3×3 single to start from.
- 18 Feb 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.83 at Brent Cross Winter 2023.
Competitions
- Leicestershire Autumn 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Chichester April 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage March 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage December 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage October 2024 · 5 Oct 2024
- Brent Cross Winter 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- James Alonso — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniel Evans — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Xavier Morgan — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.