People · Dominican Republic
Luis Javier Melo Jimenez
3×3 · top 9.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2014 · 2014JIME01
Luis Javier Melo Jimenez has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.68, set at Santo Domingo Summer 2016, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 39th in the Dominican Republic. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since March 2014, he has put 358 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.06 in March 2014 to 10.68, a 59% improvement. Luis has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 10.68 | 19.57 | top 9.5% | 39 / 588 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 5.37 | top 13.7% | 36 / 312 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.31 | 11.07 | top 30.4% | 48 / 192 | |
| Skewb | 7.60 | 15.84 | top 38.3% | 31 / 81 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.55 | 1:18.19 | top 42.4% | 56 / 136 | |
| Megaminx | 1:59.49 | 2:39.46 | top 45.4% | 27 / 79 | |
| 5×5 | 2:12.23 | 3:18.67 | top 56.7% | 36 / 74 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:17.54 | 1:37.83 | top 91.7% | 140 / 151 |
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
- 13 Aug 2016First sub-15 3×3: 10.68 at Santo Domingo Summer 2016.
- 13 Aug 2016Four personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Summer 2016.
- 16 Jan 2016Four personal bests in one day at De Cabeza en 360 2016.
- 15 Aug 2015Five personal bests in one day at Verano Cubero 2015.
- 2 May 2015First sub-20 3×3: 17.43 at Santo Domingo Spring 2015.
- 2 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Spring 2015.
Competitions
- Santo Domingo Summer 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubing RD 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Santo Domingo Spring 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Summer 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- De Cabeza en 360 2016 · 16 Jan 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Verano Cubero 2015 · 15 Aug 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Spring 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Back to 360 2014 · 11 Oct 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Galerias 360 Open 2014 · 19 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Spring 2014 · 23 Mar 2014 — 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.
- Angel Antonio Corporam — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Chardan Jose Valdez Sierra — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Osvaldo Argelis Lopez Marte — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.