People · United States
John Santo Domingo
2×2 · top 2.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2012 · 2012DOMI01
John Santo Domingo has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.47, set at Caltech Fall Open 2014, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 807th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since November 2012, he has put 111 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.28 in November 2012 to 10.22, a 58% improvement. John has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 1.47 | 5.19 | top 2.0% | 807 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.22 | 13.28 | top 8.1% | 4,463 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.15 | 1:15.06 | top 39.8% | 6,461 / 19,072 |
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
- 8 Nov 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.76 at Caltech Fall Open 2014.
- 8 Nov 2014Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Fall Open 2014.
- 23 Feb 2013First sub-20 3×3: 19.25 at Caltech Winter Open 2013.
- 17 Nov 2012First competition: Caltech Fall Open 2012. A 24.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Irvine Fall 2015 · 11 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Orange Coast Puzzle Meet 2015 · 18 Apr 2015
- St. Francis Winter Open 2015 · 1 Feb 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Newport Winter Open 2014 · 6 Dec 2014
- Caltech Fall Open 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- San Diego Summer Splash 2014 · 24 May 2014
- Antelope Valley Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter Open 2013 · 23 Feb 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall Open 2012 · 17 Nov 2012
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.
- Samuel Chiu — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Michael Young — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nathan Soria — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.