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Rafael Elijah Medina Wang
Pyraminx · top 6.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017WANR05
Rafael Elijah Medina Wang has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.69, set at GEMS Modern Academy Open 2018, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 145th in the Philippines. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2017, he has put 93 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.68 in October 2017 to 12.35, a 52% improvement. Rafael 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 | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.69 | 6.82 | top 6.2% | 145 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 | 12.35 | 16.27 | top 15.1% | 1,618 / 6,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.68 | 26.30 | top 25.1% | 655 / 2,440 | |
| 2×2 | 3.98 | 5.57 | top 26.2% | 1,243 / 4,257 | |
| Skewb | 7.90 | 8.84 | top 40.5% | 651 / 1,320 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.95 | 1:24.53 | top 45.8% | 1,172 / 2,135 |
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
- 27 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at GEMS Modern Academy Open 2018.
- 10 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 15.54 at Sunmarke Dubai Open 2018.
- 10 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.74 at Sunmarke Dubai Open 2018.
- 10 Mar 2018Four personal bests in one day at Sunmarke Dubai Open 2018.
- 21 Oct 2017First competition: Sunmarke Dubai Open II 2017. A 25.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GEMS Modern Academy Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Sunmarke Dubai Open 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Sunmarke Dubai Open II 2017 · 21 Oct 2017
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.
- Sidharth Sawhney — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jeriel James Thomas — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Abishua James Thomas — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.