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Aaron James Melendez

3×3 · top 14.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2009 · 2009MELE01

Aaron James Melendez has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.30, set at Cebu Masters 2009, puts him in the top 14.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,593rd in the Philippines. Across 3 competitions since April 2009, he has put 105 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.71 in April 2009 to 12.30, a 10% improvement. Aaron has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 14.9% of 284,439 all-time
12.30
signature single · Cebu Masters 2009
105
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingPhilippines
3×312.3015.61
top 14.9%1,593 / 6,270
4×41:00.961:08.51
top 37.5%997 / 2,135
2×26.058.48
top 51.4%2,657 / 4,257
5×52:13.462:40.41
top 57.3%619 / 928
3×3 one-handed41.1549.91
top 66.9%1,851 / 2,440
Megaminx2:57.863:12.48
top 73.5%533 / 690

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

Cebu Open 2009: 13.71Rizal Open 2009: 13.25Cebu Masters 2009: 12.3012.3013.7118 Apr 200924 Oct 2009

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
  • A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 0.96 away.

Targets move as he improves.