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Alejandro Enrique Royo Rodríguez
3×3 · top 6.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023RODR62
Alejandro Enrique Royo Rodríguez has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.76, set at Cubing Herrera 2026, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21st in Panama. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2023, he has put 76 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.22 in August 2023 to 9.76, a 49% improvement. Alejandro 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 | Panama | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.76 | 12.18 | top 6.8% | 21 / 278 | |
| 2×2 | 3.65 | 5.85 | top 22.1% | 47 / 192 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.86 | 37.35 | top 55.1% | 49 / 77 |
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
- 10 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.76 at Cubing Herrera 2026.
- 16 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.58 at Beyond the Cube PTY 2025.
- 11 Aug 2023First competition: Panama Nationals 2023. A 19.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UTP Speedcubing Open 2026 · 2 May 2026
- Cubing Herrera 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Panama Nationals 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Instituto David Cube Open 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Beyond the Cube PTY 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Panama Nationals 2023 · 11 Aug 2023
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.
- Egdar Castillo — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Gustavo Ross — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Samuel Quintero — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.