People · Chile
Javier Santa Cruz Álvarez
Pyraminx · top 18.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2010 · 2010ALVA03
Javier Santa Cruz Álvarez has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.81, set at Abierto W. A. Mozart 2010, puts him in the top 18.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 129th in Chile. Across 8 competitions since September 2010, he has put 202 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.66 in September 2010 to 13.58, a 47% improvement. Javier has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.81 | 11.86 | top 18.6% | 129 / 871 | |
| 3×3 | 13.58 | 18.73 | top 19.5% | 385 / 2,080 | |
| 2×2 | 4.21 | 5.15 | top 29.2% | 374 / 1,303 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.71 | 38.58 | top 41.2% | 203 / 458 | |
| Square-1 | 35.25 | 58.58 | top 58.9% | 123 / 176 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.00 | 1:47.27 | top 73.2% | 473 / 562 | |
| Clock | 27.08 | 50.36 | top 80.4% | 90 / 101 | |
| Megaminx | 4:41.08 | 5:56.31 | top 95.0% | 194 / 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
- 2 Mar 2012First sub-15 3×3: 13.58 at PLG Open 2012.
- 2 Mar 2012Four personal bests in one day at PLG Open 2012.
- 4 Jun 2011Seven personal bests in one day at Aplicarubick Open 2011.
- 14 May 2011First sub-20 3×3: 18.16 at Cuberos.cl 2nd Anniversary Open 2011.
- 14 May 2011Four personal bests in one day at Cuberos.cl 2nd Anniversary Open 2011.
- 11 Dec 2010Three personal bests in one day at Abierto W. A. Mozart 2010.
Competitions
- PLG 2.0 Open 2012 · 28 Apr 2012 — 1 personal best set
- PLG Open 2012 · 2 Mar 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Campeonato Nacional 2011 · 26 Nov 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Aplicarubick Open 2011 · 4 Jun 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- Cuberos.cl 2nd Anniversary Open 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- SSCC Open 2011 · 5 Mar 2011
- Abierto W. A. Mozart 2010 · 11 Dec 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Bicentenario Open 2010 · 25 Sep 2010 — 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.
- Paulo Salgado Alvarez — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Rodrigo Gómez Araya — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- José Garrido — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.