People · Mexico
Alfonso Plata
3×3 · top 37.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2013 · 2013PLAT01
Alfonso Plata has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.18, set at Caltech Spring Open 2014, puts him in the top 37.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,069th in Mexico. Across 10 competitions since June 2013, he has put 108 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.03 in June 2013 to 19.18, a 50% improvement. Alfonso has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.18 | 22.30 | top 37.6% | 2,069 / 4,263 | |
| 2×2 | 6.72 | 9.36 | top 58.1% | 1,960 / 3,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.88 | 13.94 | top 59.7% | 1,298 / 2,003 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.11 | 42.98 | top 61.0% | 1,099 / 1,672 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 55 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 273 / 317 | |
| Skewb | 25.40 | 34.12 | top 95.1% | 1,095 / 1,157 |
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 May 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.18 at Caltech Spring Open 2014.
- 17 Aug 2013First sub-30 3×3: 28.21 at Nisei Week 2013.
- 8 Jun 2013First competition: San Diego Summer Splash 2013. A 38.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Irvine Fall 2015 · 11 Oct 2015
- San Diego Summer Splash 2014 · 24 May 2014
- Caltech Spring Open 2014 · 17 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Fénix 2014 · 29 Mar 2014
- Caltech Winter Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 2 2014 · 9 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Antelope Valley Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2013 · 17 Aug 2013 — 1 personal best set
- San Diego Summer Splash 2013 · 8 Jun 2013
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.
- Michael Young — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Hamory — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Soria — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.18 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.