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Angel Lim
3×3 blindfolded · top 4.1% of 12,178 all-time · competing since February 2013 · 2013LIMA01
Angel Lim has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 29.77, set at BASC 3: Flagj Day 2014, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 78th in the United States. Until February 2012, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since February 2013, he has put 206 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.47 in February 2013 to 13.87, a 10% improvement. Angel has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 29.77 | 36.94 | top 4.1% | 78 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 13 of 16 cubes · 1:00:00 | — | top 18.6% | 131 / 731 | |
| 3×3 | 13.87 | 15.97 | top 20.5% | 11,058 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 5:14.97 | — | top 23.7% | 95 / 440 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 652 / 2,040 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 15:56.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 98 / 218 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.93 | 36.75 | top 46.5% | 6,322 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 5.79 | 10.21 | top 48.6% | 19,725 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.61 | — | top 73.6% | 13,333 / 19,072 |
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
- 1 Aug 2014Four personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
- 12 Oct 2013Three personal bests in one day at Antelope Valley Fall 2013.
- 24 Aug 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.96 at Bay Area Speedcubin' Summer 2013.
- 26 Jul 2013Three personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 23 Feb 2013First competition: Caltech Winter Open 2013. A 15.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- BASC 6 2015 · 30 May 2015
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- BASC 3: Flagj Day 2014 · 14 Jun 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2014 · 19 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2014 · 1 Feb 2014
- Caltech Fall Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013
- Berkeley Fall 2013 · 2 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Antelope Valley Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' Summer 2013 · 24 Aug 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2013 · 3 Aug 2013
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- San Diego Summer Splash 2013 · 8 Jun 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring Open 2013 · 25 May 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Diamond Bar Spring Open 2013 · 27 Apr 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter Open 2013 · 23 Feb 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.
- Riley Woo — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Tim Wong — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Michael Young — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 blindfolded single — 355 people have one; it is 4.77 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.