People · United States
Weston Alford
Skewb · top 2.9% of 74,164 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023ALFO05
Weston Alford has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.49, set at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 434th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2023, he has put 276 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 97% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.11 in December 2023 to 8.07, a 20% improvement. Weston has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 2.49 | 4.81 | top 2.9% | 434 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 8.07 | 10.91 | top 2.9% | 1,704 / 60,666 | |
| Square-1 | 11.66 | 24.67 | top 9.2% | 664 / 6,846 | |
| 2×2 | 2.66 | 3.76 | top 10.6% | 4,211 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 1:01.93 | 1:05.42 | top 11.1% | 769 / 8,026 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.17 | 6.01 | top 14.3% | 3,798 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.81 | 23.34 | top 14.7% | 1,932 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 8.85 | 10.64 | top 19.1% | 1,488 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 47.87 | 53.47 | top 22.0% | 3,391 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.50 | 1:50.92 | top 38.0% | 3,082 / 9,537 |
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
- 13 Jun 2025Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2025.
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.79 at Scenic City Scramble TN 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Scenic City Scramble TN 2024.
- 28 Jun 2024Seven personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024.
- 2 Dec 2023First competition: Rocky Top 2023. A 10.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2025 · 13 Jun 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- See Georgia: Cloudland Canyon A 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Scenic City Scramble TN 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2023 · 2 Dec 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.
- Daniel Mullen — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Roman Wofford — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Todd Goodwin — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.