People · New Zealand
Markus Salvador
3×3 · top 3.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2021 · 2021SALV01
Markus Salvador has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.37, set at Auckland Autumn 2023, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 105th in New Zealand. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2021, he has put 325 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.08 in August 2021 to 8.37, a 17% improvement. Markus 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.37 | 11.62 | top 3.5% | 105 / 2,145 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.28 | 8.52 | top 9.1% | 141 / 1,149 | |
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 4.25 | top 9.5% | 201 / 1,627 | |
| 4×4 | 41.00 | 44.58 | top 13.3% | 108 / 745 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.04 | 22.22 | top 15.3% | 98 / 607 | |
| Skewb | 4.76 | 8.70 | top 16.4% | 130 / 670 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.44 | 1:33.01 | top 19.6% | 78 / 284 | |
| Square-1 | 20.57 | 34.28 | top 29.3% | 92 / 254 | |
| Clock | 11.46 | 12.61 | top 32.3% | 125 / 319 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.97 | 1:44.38 | top 33.9% | 120 / 364 | |
| 6×6 | 3:55.15 | 4:59.90 | top 64.0% | 105 / 150 |
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
- 13 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Auckland Autumn 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.47 at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 9 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 21 Jan 2022Three personal bests in one day at Popping Off Pukekohe A 2022.
- 13 Aug 2021First competition: NZ North Island Championship 2021. A 10.08 3×3 single to start from.
- 13 Aug 2021Three personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2021.
Competitions
- Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Popping Off Pukekohe A 2022 · 21 Jan 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2021 · 13 Aug 2021 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Alexander Vujcich — met in 65 rounds, never finished ahead
- Elyas Eyou — met in 63 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.