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Van Melbert D. Pongase
3×3 · top 8.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018PONG01
Van Melbert D. Pongase has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.43, set at Luisita Speedcubing Open 2018, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 935th in the Philippines. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since November 2018, he has put 34 official solves on the record across five events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.43 | 11.24 | top 8.7% | 935 / 6,270 | |
| 4×4 | 48.97 | 54.61 | top 23.4% | 609 / 2,135 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.99 | 25.12 | top 28.7% | 758 / 2,440 | |
| 6×6 | 3:21.30 | 3:31.34 | top 51.2% | 180 / 298 | |
| 7×7 | 5:34.00 | 5:58.00 | early days — 3 solves | 184 / 275 |
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 story so far
- 24 Nov 2018First competition: Luisita Speedcubing Open 2018. A 10.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Luisita Speedcubing Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Perry Nathaniel Gonzales — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Louie Jay Quibote — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 8.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.