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José Antonio Oliva Castro

Pyraminx · top 52.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016CAST47

José Antonio Oliva Castro has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 9.95, set at Altasierra 2017, puts him in the top 52.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,462nd in Spain. Across 3 competitions since November 2016, he has put 57 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.56 in November 2016 to 27.95, a 34% improvement. He has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

Pyraminx
best event — top 52.6% of 129,321 all-time
9.95
signature single · Altasierra 2017
57
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingSpain
Pyraminx9.9513.99
top 52.6%1,462 / 2,865
3×327.9532.06
top 58.8%2,647 / 5,141
2×210.7816.76
top 80.8%2,840 / 3,845
3×3 one-handed1:49.15
top 97.3%1,244 / 1,315
Skewb33.75
early days — 3 solves1,585 / 1,685

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

Mijas Open 2016: 42.56Altasierra 2017: 33.80Riberas del Guadaíra 2018: 27.9527.9542.565 Nov 20165 May 2018

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
  • A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 2.95 away.

Targets move as he improves.