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Luis Maciel
Pyraminx · top 5.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017MACI12
Luis Maciel has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.40, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 52 - Belmont 2023, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,324th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2017, he has put 133 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 11.47 in September 2017 to 3.40, a 70% improvement. Luis has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.40 | 5.05 | top 5.1% | 1,324 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.08 | 4.94 | top 5.3% | 2,105 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 4.47 | 11.52 | top 14.2% | 2,223 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 22.69 | 26.81 | top 47.2% | 27,346 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 17.18 | 20.40 | top 56.0% | 4,652 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.30 | — | top 82.3% | 12,277 / 15,683 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 52 - Belmont 2023.
- 21 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Nipomo Spring 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018First sub-30 3×3: 27.67 at SacCubing III 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing III 2018.
- 9 Sep 2017First competition: Fresno Fall 2017. A 34.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 52 - Belmont 2023 · 1 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing IX 2020 · 25 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing V 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Nipomo Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing III 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Fresno Fall 2017 · 9 Sep 2017
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.
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Paul Mahvi — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Abhimanyu Singhal — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.