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Josh Patrick Buatis
Pyraminx · top 5.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018BUAT01
Josh Patrick Buatis has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.49, set at Antipolo City Cube Open 2018, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 124th in the Philippines. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2018, he has put 156 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.70 in January 2018 to 11.45, a 27% improvement. Josh 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 | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.49 | 6.37 | top 5.4% | 124 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 | 11.45 | 14.71 | top 12.0% | 1,278 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 3.49 | 4.51 | top 20.1% | 941 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 46.67 | 48.75 | top 20.4% | 512 / 2,135 | |
| Skewb | 5.37 | 7.24 | top 21.0% | 327 / 1,320 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.03 | 28.50 | top 28.8% | 761 / 2,440 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.98 | 1:43.81 | top 33.8% | 397 / 928 | |
| Square-1 | 26.77 | 32.35 | top 43.0% | 181 / 374 | |
| Megaminx | 2:28.50 | — | early days — 1 solve | 448 / 690 |
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
- 28 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Philippine Championship 2018.
- 28 Jul 2018Five personal bests in one day at PSC Open 2018.
- 12 May 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.08 at Antipolo City Cube Open 2018.
- 12 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Antipolo City Cube Open 2018.
- 14 Jan 2018First competition: Cube Ala-Eh III 2018. A 15.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Luzon Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019
- Philippine Championship 2018 · 28 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- PSC Open 2018 · 28 Jul 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Antipolo City Cube Open 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Ala-Eh III 2018 · 14 Jan 2018
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.
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Russel Bocalbos — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Justin Andrew Dee — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.