People · Mexico
Carlos Macias Valadez
Skewb · top 3.8% of 74,164 all-time · competing since March 2013 · 2013VALA01
Carlos Macias Valadez has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.73, set at FNSM Open 2015, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 62nd in Mexico. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2013, he has put 511 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.79 in March 2013 to 2.57, a 32% improvement. Carlos has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.73 | 6.82 | top 3.8% | 62 / 1,176 | |
| 3×3 | 9.85 | 12.58 | top 7.1% | 370 / 4,305 | |
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 3.53 | top 9.7% | 367 / 3,043 | |
| 4×4 | 42.04 | 48.13 | top 14.6% | 331 / 1,858 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.45 | 7.50 | top 16.1% | 399 / 2,014 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.31 | 23.10 | top 21.4% | 388 / 1,685 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.23 | 1:46.84 | top 27.6% | 312 / 1,012 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.75 | 1:39.60 | top 31.3% | 356 / 1,063 | |
| 7×7 | 4:25.27 | 4:44.35 | top 39.7% | 199 / 476 | |
| Square-1 | 27.13 | 33.98 | top 43.8% | 211 / 525 | |
| 6×6 | 3:38.14 | 3:55.27 | top 58.1% | 299 / 510 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at Aguascalientes Summer 2016.
- 18 Apr 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at FNSM Open 2015.
- 18 Apr 2015Six personal bests in one day at FNSM Open 2015.
- 26 Jul 201413 personal bests in one day at Aguascalientes Summer 2014.
- 29 Mar 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.02 at Fénix 2014.
- 29 Mar 2014Eight personal bests in one day at Fénix 2014.
Competitions
- Aguascalientes Summer 2016 · 22 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Aguascalientes Summer 2015 · 28 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- FNSM Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Aguascalientes Summer 2014 · 26 Jul 2014 — 13 personal bests set
- Fénix 2014 · 29 Mar 2014 — 8 personal bests set
- Goku Open 2013 · 24 Mar 2013 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Stephano Saucedo Reyes — met in 109 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Victor Rafael Ortiz Villaseñor — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Jair José Vicente Rodríguez Zenil — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.