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Robert Alfano
Skewb · top 24.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since December 2012 · 2012ALFA04
Robert Alfano has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.77, set at Red Cross Cubing Open 2014, puts him in the top 24.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,894th in the United States. Across 9 competitions since December 2012, he has put 106 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.52 in December 2012 to 15.17, a 38% improvement. Robert has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.77 | 9.38 | top 24.0% | 3,894 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 15.17 | 20.50 | top 25.0% | 13,605 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.85 | 10.17 | top 26.6% | 7,290 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.22 | 5.73 | top 29.3% | 11,633 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.11 | — | top 41.9% | 6,874 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 26.46 | 49.17 | top 42.3% | 2,748 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.41 | 46.34 | top 61.5% | 8,663 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:39.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,027 / 7,841 | |
| 7×7 | 5:58.86 | 6:33.27 | early days — 3 solves | 2,047 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 4:10.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,699 / 4,196 |
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
- 15 Feb 2014Three personal bests in one day at Princeton Winter 2014.
- 5 Oct 2013First sub-20 3×3: 18.36 at Harvard Fall 2013.
- 15 Dec 2012First competition: Liberty Science Center Open 2012. A 24.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Winter 2014 · 15 Feb 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2013 · 14 Dec 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Harvard Fall 2013 · 5 Oct 2013 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Newark Head to Head 2013 · 18 May 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Princeton Spring 2013 · 30 Mar 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2012 · 15 Dec 2012
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.
- Nick Rech — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zach Goldman — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.