People · United States
Carlos Tafoya
2×2 · top 11.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018TAFO01
Carlos Tafoya has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.73, set at BeCubed Summer 2019, puts him in the top 11.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,524th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since March 2018, he has put 98 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.87 in March 2018 to 2.73, a 44% improvement. Carlos 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.73 | 4.81 | top 11.3% | 4,524 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 12.88 | 17.10 | top 17.1% | 9,267 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.03 | 11.12 | top 45.1% | 13,197 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.62 | 38.79 | top 50.4% | 7,039 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.16 | 1:24.30 | top 50.9% | 8,709 / 19,354 |
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
- 27 Jul 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.50 at BeCubed Summer 2018.
- 27 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at BeCubed Summer 2018.
- 24 Mar 2018First competition: Santa Fe Spring 2018. A 17.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- BeCubed Summer 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- BeCubed Summer 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Santa Fe Spring 2018 · 24 Mar 2018
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.
- Jonathan Sheffer — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Will Garrett — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mauro Luppes — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.