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Mathew Benedict Valdez
Pyraminx · top 7.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018VALD02
Mathew Benedict Valdez has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.96, set at Antipolo City Cube Open II 2019, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 183rd in the Philippines. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2018, he has put 44 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.01 in May 2018 to 12.47, a 46% improvement. Mathew 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 | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.96 | 10.30 | top 7.5% | 183 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 | 12.47 | 16.15 | top 15.5% | 1,671 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 5.37 | 6.10 | top 43.9% | 2,218 / 4,257 | |
| Skewb | 11.62 | 15.49 | top 64.1% | 980 / 1,320 |
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
- 7 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 14.84 at Antipolo City Cube Open II 2019.
- 7 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.84 at Antipolo City Cube Open II 2019.
- 12 May 2018First competition: Antipolo City Cube Open 2018. A 23.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2019 · 17 Nov 2019
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Antipolo City Cube Open II 2019 · 7 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Antipolo City Cube Open 2018 · 12 May 2018
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.
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ivan Keith Cariaga — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sean Patrick Villanueva — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.