People · Chile
Alan Aarón Del Río Balboa
2×2 · top 3.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2019 · 2019BALB02
Alan Aarón Del Río Balboa has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.80, set at Isla de Maipo Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33rd in Chile. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since August 2019, he has put 279 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.03 in August 2019 to 9.98, a 53% improvement. Alan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.80 | 4.30 | top 3.6% | 33 / 1,313 | |
| 3×3 | 9.98 | 12.51 | top 7.4% | 150 / 2,100 | |
| 4×4 | 41.01 | 51.18 | top 13.3% | 98 / 563 | |
| Skewb | 4.36 | 8.33 | top 13.5% | 54 / 316 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.41 | 7.87 | top 15.9% | 98 / 872 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.53 | 24.85 | top 19.3% | 92 / 462 | |
| Clock | 8.96 | 12.15 | top 19.7% | 27 / 102 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.71 | 1:44.92 | top 29.6% | 100 / 225 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.34 | — | early days — 2 solves | 145 / 196 | |
| Square-1 | 38.09 | 1:51.61 | top 62.9% | 135 / 176 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Isla de Maipo Open 2026.
- 7 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Campeonato de Verano Santiago 2026.
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at CubiKonce 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at CubiKonce 2024.
- 28 May 2022Five personal bests in one day at Chillan CDP 2022.
- 23 Oct 2021First sub-15 3×3: 13.98 at Chile Comeback - Chillán Open 2021.
Competitions
- Isla de Maipo Open 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Campeonato de Verano Santiago 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Gimnasio de la Mente Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Viña Christmas 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Warm Up SAC Santiago 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Patio Cubik Lite 2024 · 18 May 2024
- CubiKonce 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Chillan CDP 2022 · 28 May 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Chile Comeback - Chillán Open 2021 · 23 Oct 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- QueTalca Open 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Curicó al Cubo 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Los Ángeles al Cubo 2019 · 10 Aug 2019
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.
- Cristóbal Opazo Bravo — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead once
- Michael Fonseca — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Felipe Medel — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.