People · United States
Alvaro Gonzalez Cruz
Pyraminx · top 9.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016CRUZ26
Alvaro Gonzalez Cruz has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.41, set at September Speedcubing 2017, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,528th in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2016, he has put 111 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.91 in October 2016 to 15.80, a 39% improvement. Alvaro 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 | 4.41 | 7.16 | top 9.8% | 2,528 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 15.80 | 18.98 | top 27.1% | 14,845 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.10 | 6.03 | top 40.6% | 16,297 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:16.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,020 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 1:38.39 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,562 / 6,743 |
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 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at September Speedcubing 2017.
- 27 May 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.95 at South Omaha Speedsolve 2017.
- 29 Oct 2016First competition: Lawrence Fall 2016. A 25.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing 4 Kids 2018 · 27 Jan 2018
- September Speedcubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Heartland Championships 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- South Omaha Speedsolve 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Overland Park Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017
- Marrs Mixup Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Lawrence Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 2016
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.
- Sarah Cook — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kristin Wiley — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Jared Huffman — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.