People · Bolivia
José Marco Tarifa Hernández
Skewb · top 7.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015HERN08
José Marco Tarifa Hernández has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.44, set at DiabloRubik 2017, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 23rd in Bolivia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since May 2015, he has put 654 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 18 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.15 in May 2015 to 9.99, a 57% improvement. He has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.44 | 5.58 | top 7.3% | 23 / 257 | |
| 3×3 | 9.99 | 12.51 | top 7.4% | 113 / 2,776 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.07 | 24.67 | top 8.2% | 33 / 425 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.26 | 5.98 | top 9.0% | 61 / 938 | |
| 2×2 | 3.01 | 4.81 | top 14.3% | 162 / 1,269 | |
| 4×4 | 44.88 | 51.70 | top 18.2% | 92 / 504 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.77 | 1:38.71 | top 26.7% | 64 / 240 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.39 | 1:52.25 | top 34.2% | 82 / 220 | |
| Square-1 | 31.89 | 45.43 | top 53.0% | 41 / 83 | |
| Clock | 17.46 | 20.21 | top 57.0% | 65 / 109 | |
| 6×6 | 5:08.90 | — | early days — 1 solve | 77 / 84 |
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
- 23 Jun 2018Five personal bests in one day at LP Cube Battle 2018.
- 12 Nov 2017Five personal bests in one day at DiabloRubik 2017.
- 1 Jul 2016Seven personal bests in one day at Bolivia Nationals 2016.
- 21 May 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.99 at Oruro Open 2016.
- 21 May 2016Seven personal bests in one day at Oruro Open 2016.
- 30 Apr 2016Three personal bests in one day at RockCubers Open 2016.
Competitions
- LP Cube Battle 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Univalle Big Cubes 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Ekeko Rubik 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- DiabloRubik 2017 · 12 Nov 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Metal Rubik Core 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Copa Rubik Simon I. Patiño 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- L.P. 3600 Rubik 2017 · 22 Apr 2017
- Bolivia Nationals 2016 · 1 Jul 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- Oruro Open 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- RockCubers Open 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- UAB Open Challenge 2016 · 16 Mar 2016 — 8 personal bests set
- La Paz Open 2015 · 26 Dec 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Cochabamba Open 2015 · 26 Sep 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Santa Cruz Open 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 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.
- Rodrigo Ugarte — met in 134 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Joseph Daniel Blas Sanchez — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 50 times
- Jose Antonio Campero Morales — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.