People · Argentina
Juan Cruz Palau
2×2 · top 25.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2011 · 2011PALA01
Juan Cruz Palau has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.88, set at Torneo de Verano 2012, puts him in the top 25.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 291st in Argentina. Across 4 competitions since February 2011, he has put 84 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.71 in February 2011 to 15.56, a 55% improvement. Juan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.88 | 5.66 | top 25.0% | 291 / 1,223 | |
| 3×3 | 15.56 | 17.00 | top 26.4% | 482 / 1,717 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.05 | 1:10.26 | top 36.6% | 214 / 632 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.16 | 50.49 | top 62.7% | 380 / 618 |
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
- 22 Dec 2012Three personal bests in one day at Torneo de Verano 2012.
- 28 May 2011First sub-30 3×3: 19.53 at Rubik's Cubed Baires 2.0 2011.
- 28 May 2011First sub-20 3×3: 19.53 at Rubik's Cubed Baires 2.0 2011.
- 28 May 2011Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's Cubed Baires 2.0 2011.
- 5 Feb 2011First competition: Buenos Aires Open 2011. A 34.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Torneo de Verano 2012 · 22 Dec 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Buenos Aires Open III 2011 · 12 Nov 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cubed Baires 2.0 2011 · 28 May 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Buenos Aires Open 2011 · 5 Feb 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.
- Claudio Gonzalez — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Mariano Aquino — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Tomás Mansilla — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.