People · Philippines
Mark Sarmenta
4×4 · top 26.1% of 83,917 all-time · competing since July 2008 · 2008SARM01
Mark Sarmenta has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 51.15, set at Philippines Rubik's Cube Open 2010, puts him in the top 26.1% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 699th in the Philippines. Across 6 competitions since July 2008, he has put 117 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 4×4 best has come down from 1:09.02 in May 2009 to 51.15, a 26% improvement. Mark 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 | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 51.15 | 58.23 | top 26.1% | 699 / 2,135 | |
| 3×3 | 16.75 | 18.49 | top 30.2% | 3,089 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 4.34 | 7.37 | top 30.9% | 1,502 / 4,257 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.97 | 11.45 | top 35.9% | 1,047 / 2,621 |
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, 4×4. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Aug 2009Three personal bests in one day at Philippines Open 2009.
- 5 Jul 2008First competition: Philippines Open 2008. A 21.57 3×3 single to start from.
- 5 Jul 2008First sub-20 3×3: 18.47 at Philippines Open 2008.
Competitions
- Philippines Rubik's Cube Open 2010 · 18 Sep 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing sa Tag-Init 2010 · 12 Jun 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2009 · 28 Nov 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Philippines Open 2009 · 29 Aug 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Bulacan Open 2009 · 16 May 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Philippines Open 2008 · 5 Jul 2008 — 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.
- Ranz Norwin Lim — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Giuliano Cayetano — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 20,746 people have one; it is 1.15 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.