People · United Kingdom
Ruben da Costa
2×2 · top 12.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018COST09
Ruben da Costa has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.83, set at Hampshire Spring 2023, puts him in the top 12.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 771st in the United Kingdom. Across 6 competitions since April 2018, he has put 126 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.63 in April 2018 to 11.95, a 71% improvement. Ruben has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.83 | 5.64 | top 12.4% | 771 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 11.95 | 14.55 | top 13.8% | 974 / 6,785 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.23 | 10.74 | top 21.7% | 854 / 3,704 | |
| Skewb | 5.84 | 12.11 | top 24.6% | 568 / 2,439 | |
| 4×4 | 51.82 | 58.58 | top 27.1% | 620 / 2,112 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.78 | 1:51.53 | top 39.1% | 501 / 1,167 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.11 | 46.54 | top 65.5% | 1,125 / 1,861 | |
| Megaminx | 3:07.28 | — | early days — 1 solve | 882 / 998 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 312 / 372 |
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
- 27 May 2023Five personal bests in one day at Hampshire Spring 2023.
- 18 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.38 at Lone Star Cubing 2019.
- 16 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.56 at Katy Cubing 2019.
- 20 May 2018First sub-30 3×3: 28.90 at Fecap Open 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018First competition: Arnold Classic South America 2018. A 41.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hampshire Spring 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Texas Out of School 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Lone Star Cubing 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Katy Cubing 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Fecap Open 2018 · 20 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Arnold Classic South America 2018 · 21 Apr 2018
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.
- Dylan Miller — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zachary White — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jacob Stover — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.