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Marcus Stephan Vlok
Skewb · top 67.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016VLOK02
Marcus Stephan Vlok has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 12.24, set at Caltech Winter 2017, puts him in the top 67.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,566th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since November 2016, he has put 43 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:20.11 in November 2016 to 1:03.10, a 21% improvement. Marcus 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 12.24 | 28.14 | top 67.2% | 12,566 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.24 | 23.24 | top 74.2% | 22,010 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 16.40 | 20.57 | top 92.4% | 38,375 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 1:03.10 | 1:13.30 | top 92.7% | 56,439 / 59,724 |
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
- 25 Feb 2017Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Winter 2017.
- 12 Nov 2016First competition: Caltech Fall 2016.
Competitions
- Newport Fall 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016
- Caltech Fall 2016 · 12 Nov 2016
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.
- Kevin Matthews — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Christopher Nicolaas Vlok — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Soria — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 Skewb single — 48,404 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-12 Pyraminx single — 86,891 people have one; it is 1.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.