People · United States
Jose Parra
3×3 · top 57.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2011 · 2011PARR01
Jose Parra has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 27.53, set at Newark Head to Head 2012, puts him in the top 57.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 34,280th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since March 2011, he has put 52 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 45.90 in March 2011 to 27.53, a 40% improvement. Jose has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 27.53 | 32.89 | top 57.9% | 34,280 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 8.38 | 10.67 | top 70.1% | 28,985 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:10.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,589 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:32.22 | — | top 92.2% | 17,633 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 21.65 | 31.34 | top 94.6% | 27,620 / 28,708 |
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
- 25 Feb 2012First sub-30 3×3: 27.53 at Newark Head to Head 2012.
- 19 Mar 2011First competition: Newark Head to Head 2011. A 45.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Newark Head to Head 2012 · 25 Feb 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Bridgewater Open 2011 · 3 Dec 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2011 · 24 Sep 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Newark Head to Head 2011 · 19 Mar 2011
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.
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kian Barry — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mike Kotch — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 2.53 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.