People · United States
Rod Talavera
3×3 · top 40.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017TALA04
Rod Talavera has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.10, set at Waco Cube Assembly 2019, puts him in the top 40.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22,847th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since October 2017, he has put 50 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 50.58 in October 2017 to 20.10, a 60% improvement. Rod 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 | 20.10 | 27.00 | top 40.2% | 22,847 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.69 | 14.15 | top 50.6% | 14,692 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 12.21 | 23.31 | top 67.0% | 12,539 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 8.48 | 16.10 | top 70.7% | 29,200 / 40,951 |
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
- 14 Sep 2019First sub-30 3×3: 20.10 at Waco Cube Assembly 2019.
- 14 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Waco Cube Assembly 2019.
- 7 Oct 2017First competition: Yeehaw 2017. A 50.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Waco Cube Assembly 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2018 · 27 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Howdy Partner 2018 · 3 Feb 2018
- Longhorn Cube Day 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Yeehaw 2017 · 7 Oct 2017
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.
- Noah Mazraani — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zachary White — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jason Lee — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.