People · Dominican Republic
Alberto Palacio
3×3 · top 7.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2020 · 2020PALA04
Alberto Palacio has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.92, set at Santo Domingo Otoño 2025, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28th in the Dominican Republic. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2020, he has put 204 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Alberto has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.92 | 11.54 | top 7.2% | 28 / 588 | |
| 2×2 | 2.46 | 4.55 | top 8.5% | 19 / 312 | |
| 4×4 | 37.00 | 47.46 | top 8.7% | 12 / 136 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.35 | 21.66 | top 16.0% | 18 / 151 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.68 | 1:42.27 | top 23.0% | 14 / 74 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.67 | 1:37.06 | top 24.1% | 15 / 79 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 3 / 25 | |
| Skewb | 6.91 | 8.26 | top 33.0% | 25 / 81 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.65 | 10.80 | top 41.8% | 68 / 192 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:17.47 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8 / 20 | |
| Square-1 | 39.15 | 1:02.36 | top 64.3% | 25 / 43 |
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
- 4 Oct 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Santo Domingo Otoño 2025.
- 5 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Summer 2025.
- 29 Feb 2020First competition: Santo Domingo Winter 2020. A 12.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Santo Domingo Winter 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Santo Domingo Otoño 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Summer 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Summer 2024 · 13 Jul 2024
- Santo Domingo Winter 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 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.
- Emil Francisco Solano Gil — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Raimy Marte — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Luis Felipe Villamil Gil — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.