People · United States
Raphael Lopez
3×3 · top 2.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2015 · 2015LOPE25
Raphael Lopez has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.59, set at Slow N Steady Spring 2017, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,257th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2015, he has put 47 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.37 in September 2015 to 7.59, a 19% improvement. Raphael 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.59 | 10.37 | top 2.1% | 1,257 / 59,724 |
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
- 26 Sep 2015First competition: Slow n Steady Fall 2015. A 9.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Slow N Steady Summer 2019 · 14 Sep 2019
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018
- Slow N Steady Spring 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow n Steady Fall 2015 · 26 Sep 2015 — 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.
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Dana Yi — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Will Callan — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.