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Richard Alvarez
Pyraminx · top 6.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022ALVA18
Richard Alvarez has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.76, set at Beach Bash Jacksonville 2025, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,677th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2022, he has put 254 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.97 in November 2022 to 10.25, a 43% improvement. Richard 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 | 3.76 | 5.01 | top 6.5% | 1,677 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 10.25 | 11.94 | top 8.2% | 4,514 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 3.72 | top 9.4% | 3,709 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 38.73 | 48.60 | top 10.6% | 1,570 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 4.18 | 4.86 | top 12.2% | 1,891 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:11.35 | 1:23.04 | top 16.5% | 1,126 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 16.55 | 18.41 | top 19.9% | 1,342 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 2:26.79 | 2:57.25 | early days — 3 solves | 847 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.48 | 29.35 | top 35.5% | 4,687 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.49 | 2:17.26 | top 50.8% | 4,258 / 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
- 9 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Beach Bash Jacksonville 2025.
- 13 Jun 2025Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2025.
- 20 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Westminster Squanners Spring 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.19 at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023.
- 19 Nov 2022First competition: GA Cubers Turkey Gobblers 2022. A 18.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- FSUbers 11.0 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Beach Bash Jacksonville 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2025 · 13 Jun 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Fountain City 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Westminster Squanners Spring 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Turkey Gobblers 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 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.
- Sean Hartman — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead once
- Katie Hull — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kellan Butler — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.