People · Philippines
Xerxes Sagalongos
3×3 · top 15.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2013 · 2013SAGA04
Xerxes Sagalongos has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.40, set at Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2014, puts him in the top 15.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,641st in the Philippines. Across 7 competitions since October 2013, he has put 172 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.25 in October 2013 to 12.40, a 44% improvement. Xerxes has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 12.40 | 14.56 | top 15.3% | 1,641 / 6,270 | |
| Skewb | 4.61 | 11.84 | top 15.3% | 229 / 1,320 | |
| 2×2 | 3.87 | 5.53 | top 24.8% | 1,173 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 55.36 | 1:00.82 | top 31.2% | 848 / 2,135 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.46 | 1:58.21 | top 42.9% | 481 / 928 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.74 | 12.74 | top 51.0% | 1,510 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.58 | 46.01 | top 58.3% | 1,624 / 2,440 | |
| 6×6 | 5:04.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 261 / 298 | |
| 7×7 | 7:47.46 | — | early days — 2 solves | 251 / 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 line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Dec 2014Four personal bests in one day at Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2014.
- 18 Oct 2014Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2014.
- 7 Jun 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.48 at Cube Clash 2014.
- 7 Jun 2014Three personal bests in one day at Cube Clash 2014.
- 7 Dec 2013First sub-20 3×3: 19.78 at Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2013.
- 7 Dec 2013Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2013.
Competitions
- Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2014 · 6 Dec 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2014 · 18 Oct 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube Clash 2014 · 7 Jun 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Pista'y Dayat Speed Cubing Championship 2014 · 1 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Pangasinan Northern Express Open 2014 · 8 Feb 2014
- Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2013 · 7 Dec 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Northern Luzon Cubers Open 2013 · 13 Oct 2013 — 1 personal best 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.
- Mharr Justhinne Ampong — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xavier Sagalongos — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Wonder Dygico — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.