People · United States
Noel Jose Alvero
Skewb · top 28.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017ALVE04
Noel Jose Alvero has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 6.31, set at Lexington Summer 2017, puts him in the top 28.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,613th in the United States. Across 12 competitions since May 2017, he has put 168 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.81 in May 2017 to 20.57, a 37% improvement. Noel has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 6.31 | 17.59 | top 28.2% | 4,613 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.51 | 1:12.85 | top 41.2% | 6,743 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 | 20.57 | 25.27 | top 41.6% | 23,699 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.85 | 8.04 | top 49.3% | 20,034 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.05 | 18.47 | top 53.4% | 15,572 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 2:18.78 | 3:13.95 | top 60.4% | 5,181 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:32.97 | — | top 62.6% | 4,751 / 7,841 | |
| 7×7 | 6:09.97 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,144 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 4:47.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,147 / 4,196 |
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
- 21 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Boston 2026.
- 3 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at WPI Spring 2025.
- 10 Dec 2017First sub-30 3×3: 21.95 at Cubing with the Viking 2017.
- 10 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Cubing with the Viking 2017.
- 27 May 2017First competition: Quabbin Spring 2017. A 32.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WPI Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Boston 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Lexington Weeknights II 2025 · 16 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Lexington Weeknights I 2025 · 2 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- WPI Spring 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Quabbin Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in Cambridge 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Connect Community 2018 · 8 Sep 2018
- Framingham Frozen Fingers 2018 · 7 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing with the Viking 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Lexington Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017
- Quabbin Spring 2017 · 27 May 2017
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.
- Derek White — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alex Cohen — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jesse Mailloux — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 4.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.