People · Mexico
Manuel Alejandro Roman Salgado
Skewb · top 4.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2014 · 2014SALG01
Manuel Alejandro Roman Salgado has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.86, set at Argentum Open 2016, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 65th in Mexico. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since March 2014, he has put 517 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 6.96 in March 2014 to 2.86, a 59% improvement. Manuel has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.86 | 5.02 | top 4.3% | 65 / 1,157 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.18 | 20.77 | top 6.5% | 114 / 1,672 | |
| 3×3 | 11.84 | 14.36 | top 13.3% | 735 / 4,263 | |
| 2×2 | 3.28 | 5.37 | top 17.5% | 681 / 3,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.79 | 8.80 | top 18.4% | 453 / 2,003 | |
| 4×4 | 45.73 | 51.45 | top 19.2% | 425 / 1,845 | |
| Square-1 | 16.68 | 20.94 | top 20.2% | 87 / 516 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.36 | 2:03.46 | top 32.3% | 359 / 1,042 | |
| Clock | 12.11 | 13.00 | top 35.5% | 256 / 652 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.07 | 2:03.62 | top 40.5% | 451 / 1,010 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | 47.33 | early days — 3 solves | 192 / 317 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Aug 2017Five personal bests in one day at Weas México 2017.
- 2 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at Tlaxcala Open 2016.
- 9 Apr 2016Nine personal bests in one day at Argentum Open 2016.
- 28 Aug 2015Nine personal bests in one day at Aguascalientes Summer 2015.
- 15 Jul 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.61 at CUCEI Open 2015.
- 15 Jul 2015Eight personal bests in one day at CUCEI Open 2015.
Competitions
- Weas México 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Tlaxcala Open 2016 · 2 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Argentum Open 2016 · 9 Apr 2016 — 9 personal bests set
- Aguascalientes Summer 2015 · 28 Aug 2015 — 9 personal bests set
- CUCEI Open 2015 · 15 Jul 2015 — 8 personal bests set
- Demente Querétaro Open 2014 · 31 Oct 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Aguascalientes Summer 2014 · 26 Jul 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- SIGI 2014 · 26 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Fénix 2014 · 29 Mar 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.
- Stephano Saucedo Reyes — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Daniel Guardado Cabral — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Angel Arrioja Landa — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.