People · Philippines
Stephen Yap
3×3 · top 21.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2009 · 2009YAPS01
Stephen Yap has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.28, set at Philippine Open 2011, puts him in the top 21.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,309th in the Philippines. Across 4 competitions since August 2009, he has put 53 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.19 in August 2009 to 14.28, a 33% improvement. Stephen has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.28 | 18.07 | top 21.9% | 2,309 / 6,270 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.72 | 11.25 | top 25.6% | 699 / 2,621 | |
| 2×2 | 4.28 | 6.26 | top 30.1% | 1,462 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.08 | 34.87 | top 51.3% | 1,439 / 2,440 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.41 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,608 / 2,135 |
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
- 3 Sep 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.28 at Philippine Open 2011.
- 14 May 2011First sub-20 3×3: 18.56 at GRCC Valenzuela Summer 2011.
- 29 Aug 2009First competition: Philippines Open 2009. A 21.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Philippine Open 2011 · 3 Sep 2011 — 1 personal best set
- GRCC Valenzuela Summer 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Philippines Rubik's Cube Open 2010 · 18 Sep 2010
- Philippines Open 2009 · 29 Aug 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.
- Michael Angelo Zafra — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Giuliano Cayetano — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Marvin Llaneta — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.28 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.