People · Spain
Alain Homs Espinosa
2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017ESPI05
Alain Homs Espinosa has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.24, set at IPM Open 2017, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 262nd in Spain. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2017, he has put 77 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.33 in March 2017 to 14.19, a 39% improvement. Alain has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.24 | 6.71 | top 6.5% | 262 / 3,845 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.91 | 8.66 | top 12.6% | 413 / 2,865 | |
| 3×3 | 14.19 | 17.10 | top 21.6% | 896 / 5,141 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.83 | 1:21.22 | top 40.5% | 608 / 1,762 | |
| Skewb | 10.17 | 13.14 | top 55.9% | 965 / 1,685 |
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
- 17 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.19 at Les Franqueses Open 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018Five personal bests in one day at Les Franqueses Open 2018.
- 3 Jun 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.96 at IPM Open 2017.
- 3 Jun 2017Five personal bests in one day at IPM Open 2017.
- 11 Mar 2017First competition: Les Franqueses Open 2017. A 23.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Les Franqueses Open 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- IPM Open 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Les Franqueses Open 2017 · 11 Mar 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.
- Robert Vila Alsina — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Arnau Tous Mateu — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Erik Subirats — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.