People · United States
Raphael Talatala
3×3 · top 13.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008TALA01
Raphael Talatala has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.96, set at Fort Lee Winter 2009, puts him in the top 13.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,372nd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since November 2008, he has put 156 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.72 in November 2008 to 11.96, a 24% improvement. Raphael 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 | 11.96 | 14.33 | top 13.8% | 7,372 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.15 | 6.60 | top 16.0% | 6,261 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.83 | 11.99 | top 18.7% | 4,987 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 51.50 | 59.87 | top 26.5% | 4,089 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.27 | 1:50.15 | top 33.3% | 2,640 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.13 | 30.45 | top 42.3% | 5,676 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 31.53 | 44.96 | top 52.3% | 3,429 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:18.84 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,232 / 2,092 |
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
- 20 Jun 2009Three personal bests in one day at Safe Haven competition 2009.
- 7 Mar 2009Six personal bests in one day at Fort Lee Winter 2009.
- 7 Feb 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.80 at Newark Winter 2009.
- 7 Feb 2009Four personal bests in one day at Newark Winter 2009.
- 8 Nov 2008First competition: Newark Open 2008. A 18.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Safe Haven competition 2009 · 20 Jun 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Captain's Cove competition 2009 · 23 May 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Fort Lee Winter 2009 · 7 Mar 2009 — 6 personal bests set
- Newark Winter 2009 · 7 Feb 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Newark Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008 — 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.
- Patrick Jameson — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Rowe Hessler — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Dan Cohen — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.