People · Philippines
Mark Lester Cruz
3×3 · top 19.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2009 · 2009CRUZ01
Mark Lester Cruz has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.52, set at Trinoma Open 2011, puts him in the top 19.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,042nd in the Philippines. Across 5 competitions since May 2009, he has put 103 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.68 in May 2009 to 5.55, a 17% improvement. Mark has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.52 | 17.95 | top 19.3% | 2,042 / 6,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.27 | 36.15 | top 42.6% | 1,197 / 2,440 | |
| 2×2 | 5.55 | 7.16 | top 45.9% | 2,337 / 4,257 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.58 | 12.40 | top 49.7% | 1,469 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:44.96 | — | early days — 1 solve | 249 / 274 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Aug 2011First sub-15 3×3: 13.52 at Trinoma Open 2011.
- 29 Aug 2009Three personal bests in one day at Philippines Open 2009.
- 16 May 2009Three personal bests in one day at Bulacan Open 2009.
- 7 May 2009First competition: Rizal Open 2009. A 18.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fiesta Open 2012 · 13 May 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Trinoma Open 2011 · 29 Aug 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Philippines Open 2009 · 29 Aug 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Bulacan Open 2009 · 16 May 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Rizal Open 2009 · 7 May 2009 — 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.
- Lorenzo Bonoan — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Giuliano Cayetano — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ranz Norwin Lim — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 one-handed single — 25,198 people have one; it is 3.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.