People · Spain
Álvaro Alonso Larena
Pyraminx · top 2.2% of 130,891 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017ALON04
Álvaro Alonso Larena has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.48, set at Macarena Speedcubing Open 2024, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 69th in Spain. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since November 2017, he has put 844 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 4.59 in November 2017 to 2.43, a 47% improvement. He has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.48 | 4.64 | top 2.2% | 69 / 2,901 | |
| Skewb | 2.43 | 4.69 | top 2.7% | 112 / 1,699 | |
| 3×3 | 9.88 | 12.32 | top 7.2% | 293 / 5,202 | |
| Megaminx | 58.24 | 1:08.03 | top 9.1% | 64 / 889 | |
| 2×2 | 2.85 | 4.60 | top 12.6% | 497 / 3,897 | |
| 4×4 | 41.44 | 44.44 | top 13.9% | 200 / 1,778 | |
| 5×5 | 1:15.52 | 1:23.29 | top 15.9% | 106 / 874 | |
| Square-1 | 16.94 | 22.43 | top 20.9% | 119 / 610 | |
| Clock | 11.35 | 14.80 | top 31.7% | 262 / 891 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.55 | 29.57 | top 35.8% | 402 / 1,335 | |
| 6×6 | 2:52.95 | 3:13.30 | top 37.5% | 108 / 322 | |
| 7×7 | 6:20.31 | — | early days — 1 solve | 171 / 267 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:22.71 | — | early days — 1 solve | 188 / 274 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 12 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at El Corazón de La Axarquía 2025.
- 7 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at Nerja Chanquete Open 2024.
- 7 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Nerja Chanquete Open 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at Spanish Championship 2023.
- 28 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at UMA Open 2023.
- 9 Sep 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Chanquete Open 2023.
Competitions
- Málaga Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- El Corazón de La Axarquía 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Macarena Speedcubing Open 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Nerja Chanquete Open 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 · 25 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- UMA Open 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Chanquete Open 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Fuengirola Cubea 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- IndalOpen 2019 · 7 Sep 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Chanquete Open 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Fuengirola Cubea 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Chanquete Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Altasierra 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Mijas Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 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.
- Fernando Sáez Lázaro — met in 138 rounds, finished ahead 77 times
- Raúl Cuevas Castillo — met in 136 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Leonard Wetzel — met in 134 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.