People · United States
Christian De Paola
2×2 · top 8.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017PAOL01
Christian De Paola has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.47, set at Newport Fall 2017, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,389th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since May 2017, he has put 269 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.19 in May 2017 to 14.98, a 43% improvement. Christian has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 2.47 | 4.97 | top 8.6% | 3,389 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 4.06 | 8.09 | top 11.3% | 1,740 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 14.98 | 17.83 | top 24.4% | 13,224 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 23.62 | 30.61 | top 36.1% | 2,345 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.51 | 11.75 | top 40.6% | 11,638 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.26 | 41.26 | top 49.5% | 6,796 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | 47.00 | top 51.8% | 1,101 / 2,040 | |
| Clock | 18.71 | 22.15 | top 60.9% | 5,141 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.26 | 1:58.10 | top 68.1% | 12,112 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 3:13.14 | — | top 78.7% | 6,191 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 3:17.75 | — | top 83.5% | 7,679 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 6:52.45 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,963 / 4,196 |
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
- 15 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.98 at Anaheim Fall 2018.
- 7 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at Newport Fall 2017.
- 11 Jun 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.31 at UCSD Summer 2017.
- 27 May 2017First competition: Cerritos Open 2017. A 26.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Poly Cubed 2018 · 20 Oct 2018
- Anaheim Fall 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018
- West Coast Cubing Tour - Los Angeles 2018 · 11 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Newport Summer 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- A Bruin Cube Day 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Thanks for the InFive 2018 · 12 May 2018
- Cerritos Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Irvine Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Please Be Quiet LA 2018 · 3 Feb 2018
- Thanks Four The Invite 2018 · 13 Jan 2018
- Poly Cubed 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- TF3I San Diego 2017 · 5 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Americas 2017 · 15 Oct 2017
- Newport Fall 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Nisei Week 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- 6.25 Bay Area 2017 · 24 Jun 2017
- UCSD Summer 2017 · 11 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cerritos Open 2017 · 27 May 2017
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.
- Margot Audero — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Michael Young — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kevin Matthews — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.