People · Peru
Alberto Mitsuo Cruz Palomino
3×3 · top 3.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024PALO06
Alberto Mitsuo Cruz Palomino has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.56, set at Blenkir Junín 2026, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 145th in Peru. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2024, he has put 277 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.93 in December 2024 to 8.56, a 34% improvement. Alberto 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 | Peru | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.56 | 11.05 | top 3.9% | 145 / 4,362 | |
| 6×6 | 1:42.49 | 1:59.44 | top 4.7% | 8 / 145 | |
| 5×5 | 59.88 | 1:04.67 | top 5.6% | 26 / 334 | |
| 4×4 | 33.86 | 35.56 | top 5.8% | 62 / 850 | |
| 7×7 | 2:53.57 | 3:04.66 | top 8.8% | 13 / 111 | |
| Megaminx | 1:11.66 | 1:27.83 | top 16.7% | 121 / 373 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.69 | 23.64 | top 17.0% | 222 / 821 | |
| Skewb | 5.23 | 6.64 | top 20.0% | 144 / 497 | |
| 2×2 | 3.79 | 4.25 | top 23.9% | 650 / 2,429 |
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
- 8 Aug 2026Six personal bests in one day at Blenkir Junín 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.76 at Summer of the Cube Huancayo 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Summer of the Cube Huancayo 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025Six personal bests in one day at Armando Sueños Blenkir Huancayo 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Six personal bests in one day at San Valencube Huancayo 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First competition: Open Christmas Cube Huancayo 2024. A 13.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Blenkir Junín 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubing in Premier Huancayo 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Summer of the Cube Huancayo 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Armando Sueños Blenkir Huancayo 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- San Valencube Huancayo 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Open Christmas Cube Huancayo 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 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.
- Matías Luis Vergara Villanes — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Leonardo José Hilario Cori — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ronald Fernando Remuzgo Salazar — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-1:30 6×6 single — 346 people have one; it is 12.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.