People · United States
Rafael Algarin
3×3 · top 80.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2003 · 2003ALGA01
Rafael Algarin has been competing for 23 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 43.68, set at US Open 2007, puts him in the top 80.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 49,523rd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since August 2003, he has put 25 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:20.03 in August 2003 to 43.68, a 45% improvement. Rafael 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 43.68 | 58.66 | top 80.8% | 49,523 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 4:44.06 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,705 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 17:51.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 9,422 / 9,401 |
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
- 19 May 2007First sub-60 3×3: 47.09 at Canadian Open 2007.
- 23 Aug 2003First competition: World Rubik's Games Championship 2003. A 1:20.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- US Open 2007 · 16 Jun 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Canadian Open 2007 · 19 May 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005
- Midwest competition 2005 · 29 Jan 2005 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 · 23 Aug 2003
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.
- Bob Burton — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Grant Tregay — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Peter Babcock — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-40 3×3 single — 218,634 people have one; it is 3.68 away.
- A sub-3:00 3×3 one-handed single — 73,331 people have one; it is 1:44.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.