People · United States
Michael Lapolla
3×3 · top 25.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2014 · 2014LAPO01
Michael Lapolla has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.21, set at Red Cross Cubing Open 2014, puts him in the top 25.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,675th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since February 2014, he has put 65 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.51 in February 2014 to 15.21, an 18% improvement. Michael has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.21 | 17.59 | top 25.1% | 13,675 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.12 | 8.21 | top 26.6% | 4,348 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 4.13 | 6.33 | top 28.1% | 11,135 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.15 | 9.03 | top 29.1% | 8,049 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.92 | 1:31.93 | top 50.6% | 8,542 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.32 | 47.04 | top 57.9% | 8,065 / 15,683 |
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 Dec 2014Five personal bests in one day at Red Cross Cubing Open 2014.
- 1 Aug 2014Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
- 15 Feb 2014First competition: Princeton Winter 2014. A 18.51 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Princeton Winter 2014 · 15 Feb 2014
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.
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Zach Goldman — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nick Rech — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.