People · United States
Ernie Valdés
3×3 · top 50.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2005 · 2005VALD02
Ernie Valdés has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 23.84, set at Caltech Fall competition 2009, puts him in the top 50.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 29,133rd in the United States. Across 11 competitions since October 2005, he has put 105 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.11 in October 2005 to 23.84, a 42% improvement. Ernie has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 23.84 | 26.84 | top 50.0% | 29,133 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:20.43 | — | top 72.5% | 1,505 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 55.41 | 1:03.62 | top 81.0% | 12,038 / 15,683 |
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
- 5 May 2007First sub-30 3×3: 24.86 at Caltech Discovery Spring competition 2007.
- 22 Oct 2005First competition: Caltech Fall competition 2005. A 41.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall competition 2009 · 24 Oct 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Discovery Science Center competition 2009 · 16 May 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Discovery Science Center competition 2008 · 19 Apr 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Summer competition 2007 · 25 Aug 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Discovery Spring competition 2007 · 5 May 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall competition 2006 · 11 Nov 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2006 · 4 Aug 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring competition 2006 · 15 Apr 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall competition 2005 · 22 Oct 2005
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.
- Adam Zamora — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Dan Dzoan — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Devin Corr-Robinett — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.84 away.
- A sub-3:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 6,381 people have one; it is 1:20.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.