People · Spain
Damián Sánchez Izar
2×2 · top 16.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2011 · 2011SANC04
Damián Sánchez Izar has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.15, set at Spanish Championship 2011, puts him in the top 16.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 608th in Spain. Across 6 competitions since July 2011, he has put 221 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 9 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.75 in July 2011 to 14.34, a 19% improvement. He 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.15 | 7.14 | top 16.0% | 608 / 3,845 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.15 | 24.20 | top 18.2% | 194 / 1,315 | |
| 3×3 | 14.34 | 16.79 | top 22.2% | 927 / 5,141 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.28 | 1:18.60 | top 48.1% | 747 / 1,762 | |
| Megaminx | 2:08.52 | 2:16.06 | top 50.4% | 357 / 874 | |
| Clock | 16.08 | 19.00 | top 52.1% | 443 / 876 | |
| 5×5 | 2:36.33 | 2:56.07 | top 68.7% | 527 / 863 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 210 / 282 | |
| Pyraminx | 34.93 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,809 / 2,865 |
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
- 13 Jul 2013Three personal bests in one day at MIR Open 2013.
- 29 Jun 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.41 at Valencia Summer Open 2013.
- 29 Jun 2013Four personal bests in one day at Valencia Summer Open 2013.
- 16 Dec 2011Six personal bests in one day at Spanish Championship 2011.
- 17 Sep 2011Seven personal bests in one day at Basauri Open 2011.
- 29 Jul 2011First competition: Barcelona Rubik's Summer Open 2011. A 17.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Spanish Championship 2013 · 11 Oct 2013 — 1 personal best set
- MIR Open 2013 · 13 Jul 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Valencia Summer Open 2013 · 29 Jun 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2011 · 16 Dec 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Basauri Open 2011 · 17 Sep 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- Barcelona Rubik's Summer Open 2011 · 29 Jul 2011 — 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.
- Pablo Nicolás Oshiro Mondoñedo — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Javier Tirado Ortiz — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Carlos Méndez García-Barroso — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 4.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.