People · Mexico
Derek Hernandez
2×2 · top 7.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022HERN28
Derek Hernandez has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.35, set at Phoenix Cubing Open 2023, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 274th in Mexico. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2022, he has put 63 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.50 in December 2022 to 10.67, a 48% improvement. Derek has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.35 | 5.01 | top 7.5% | 274 / 3,018 | |
| 3×3 | 10.67 | 11.78 | top 9.5% | 512 / 4,263 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.98 | 41.30 | top 46.6% | 854 / 1,672 |
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
- 25 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.84 at Cubing in Glendale 2023.
- 19 Mar 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.45 at Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023.
- 17 Dec 2022First competition: AZCubing Winter 2022. A 20.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Phoenix Cubing Open 2023 · 10 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bring the Heat AZ 2023 · 20 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in Glendale 2023 · 25 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- AZCubing Winter 2022 · 17 Dec 2022
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.
- Rahul Athreya — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ivan Vanek — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Caleb Hoffman — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.