People · Spain
Álex Pineño Sánchez
2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018SANC29
Álex Pineño Sánchez has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.24, set at Murcia 2019, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 262nd in Spain. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since September 2018, he has put 526 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.69 in September 2018 to 13.33, a 52% improvement. He 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.24 | 5.41 | top 6.5% | 262 / 3,845 | |
| 3×3 | 13.33 | 17.32 | top 18.6% | 761 / 5,141 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.83 | 6.30 | top 18.7% | 579 / 2,865 | |
| Skewb | 5.97 | 6.81 | top 25.5% | 543 / 1,685 | |
| Clock | 11.81 | 12.25 | top 34.0% | 278 / 876 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.45 | 1:11.51 | top 36.9% | 545 / 1,762 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.07 | 30.39 | top 37.0% | 419 / 1,315 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.38 | 1:58.89 | top 38.9% | 268 / 874 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.64 | 1:58.21 | top 42.3% | 284 / 863 | |
| Square-1 | 27.53 | 37.53 | top 44.6% | 239 / 604 | |
| 7×7 | 5:43.88 | — | early days — 1 solve | 147 / 260 | |
| 6×6 | 4:15.09 | — | early days — 1 solve | 209 / 316 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 56 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 242 / 282 |
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
- 16 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Fuengirola Cubea 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.87 at UPM Open 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019Seven personal bests in one day at UPM Open 2019.
- 27 Jul 2019Four personal bests in one day at Quijote Open 2019.
- 8 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Murcia 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Chanquete Open 2019.
Competitions
- Ciu La Mancha Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025
- UCLM Cuenca Open 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Fuengirola Cubea 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- UPM Open 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Quijote Open 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Murcia 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Chanquete Open 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Imaginalia Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Getafe Vuelve 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Fuenlabrada Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Fuengirola Cubea 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Tembleque Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018
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.
- Raúl Cuevas Castillo — met in 126 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lorenzo Escobar Kraskouskaya — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Josete Sánchez — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.