People · Portugal
Rafael Rocha
3×3 · top 37.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2016 · 2016ROCH04
Rafael Rocha has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.15, set at CLIP Open 2019, puts him in the top 37.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 233rd in Portugal. Across 4 competitions since March 2016, he has put 51 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 7% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.59 in March 2016 to 19.15, an 11% improvement. Rafael 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 | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.15 | 21.48 | top 37.6% | 233 / 565 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.59 | 21.16 | top 64.6% | 190 / 269 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.60 | — | top 67.0% | 154 / 228 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:41.30 | — | early days — 2 solves | 155 / 162 |
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
- 16 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.15 at CLIP Open 2019.
- 12 Mar 2016First competition: CLIP Open 2016. A 26.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fão Cube Open 2019 · 17 Aug 2019
- CLIP Open 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CLIP Open 2018 · 10 Mar 2018
- CLIP Open 2016 · 12 Mar 2016 — 1 personal best 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.
- Vasco Vasconcelos — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- David Martins — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Tiago Oliveira — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 4.15 away.
- A sub-10 Pyraminx single — 69,370 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.