People · Philippines
Robert Allen Santayana
2×2 · top 8.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2009 · 2009SANT03
Robert Allen Santayana has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.44, set at Robinsons Galleria Open 2011, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 321st in the Philippines. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since May 2009, he has put 288 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.06 in May 2009 to 2.44, a 65% improvement. Robert has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.44 | 4.16 | top 8.4% | 321 / 4,353 | |
| 3×3 | 16.30 | 19.67 | top 28.9% | 3,050 / 6,429 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.22 | 15.78 | top 46.8% | 1,391 / 2,661 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.75 | 40.32 | top 48.4% | 1,390 / 2,491 | |
| Megaminx | 2:16.83 | 2:29.51 | top 54.9% | 423 / 700 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.27 | 1:31.66 | top 55.4% | 1,416 / 2,174 | |
| 5×5 | 4:23.11 | — | top 94.2% | 906 / 943 | |
| Square-1 | 2:01.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 377 / 382 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 14 May 2011Four personal bests in one day at GRCC Valenzuela Summer 2011.
- 12 Jun 2010Four personal bests in one day at Cubing sa Tag-Init 2010.
- 28 Nov 2009Four personal bests in one day at Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2009.
- 29 Aug 2009Three personal bests in one day at Philippines Open 2009.
- 16 May 2009Three personal bests in one day at Bulacan Open 2009.
- 7 May 2009First competition: Rizal Open 2009. A 17.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Trinoma Open 2011 · 29 Aug 2011
- Robinsons Galleria Open 2011 · 13 Aug 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Robinsons Metro East Open 2011 · 30 Jul 2011
- GRCC Valenzuela Summer 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Philippines Rubik's Cube Open 2010 · 18 Sep 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing sa Tag-Init 2010 · 12 Jun 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Bulacan Open 2010 · 10 Apr 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2009 · 28 Nov 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Philippines Open 2009 · 29 Aug 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Bulacan Open 2009 · 16 May 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Rizal Open 2009 · 7 May 2009
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.
- Janilo Ocampo — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Marvin Llaneta — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Giuliano Cayetano — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.