People · Dominican Republic
Kelvin De la Cruz Torres
3×3 · top 8.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014TORR11
Kelvin De la Cruz Torres has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.27, set at Santiago Open 2017, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 34th in the Dominican Republic. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2014, he has put 261 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.97 in December 2014 to 10.27, a 39% improvement. Kelvin has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.27 | 13.49 | top 8.3% | 34 / 588 | |
| 4×4 | 48.40 | 51.83 | top 22.6% | 26 / 136 | |
| 2×2 | 4.06 | 4.89 | top 27.3% | 82 / 312 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.90 | 29.46 | top 34.0% | 42 / 151 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:14.97 | — | top 38.3% | 5 / 20 | |
| 5×5 | 1:54.21 | 1:59.92 | top 45.5% | 27 / 74 | |
| Square-1 | 37.06 | 46.01 | top 61.4% | 21 / 43 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.62 | 16.13 | top 70.9% | 122 / 192 | |
| Megaminx | 3:19.42 | 3:39.05 | top 80.7% | 54 / 79 | |
| Skewb | 30.75 | — | early days — 1 solve | 77 / 81 |
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 Jul 2018Four personal bests in one day at Santiago Summer 2018.
- 22 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at Back 2 Santiago 2017.
- 12 Feb 2017Three personal bests in one day at Santiago Open 2017.
- 16 Jan 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.79 at De Cabeza en 360 2016.
- 16 Jan 2016Three personal bests in one day at De Cabeza en 360 2016.
- 21 Dec 2014First competition: Santiago Open 2014. A 16.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Santiago Summer 2018 · 22 Jul 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Back 2 Santiago 2017 · 22 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Latin America Cubing Tour - Santo Domingo 2017 · 5 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Spring 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Santiago Open 2017 · 12 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- De Cabeza en 360 2016 · 16 Jan 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Back to Santiago 2015 · 25 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Santiago Open 2014 · 21 Dec 2014
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.
- Osvaldo Argelis Lopez Marte — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Raimy Marte — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- José Eduardo Figueroa — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 8.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.