People · Spain
Álvaro Gala López
2×2 · top 4.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016LOPE04
Álvaro Gala López has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.00, set at Camarma Open 2017, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 194th in Spain. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2016, he has put 208 official solves on the record across eight 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. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.77 in January 2016 to 2.00, a 58% improvement. He 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.00 | 3.79 | top 4.7% | 194 / 3,845 | |
| 3×3 | 12.77 | 13.61 | top 16.6% | 669 / 5,141 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.16 | 9.72 | top 21.2% | 639 / 2,865 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.16 | 1:28.12 | top 25.7% | 172 / 874 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.18 | 27.11 | top 32.0% | 356 / 1,315 | |
| Skewb | 7.41 | 8.36 | top 36.8% | 729 / 1,685 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.38 | 1:13.99 | top 38.0% | 565 / 1,762 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.60 | 2:05.86 | top 49.6% | 352 / 863 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Mar 2017Six personal bests in one day at Madrid Open 2017.
- 21 Jan 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.14 at Camarma Open 2017.
- 21 Jan 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Camarma Open 2017.
- 3 Sep 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.95 at Open Rubik Vall d'Uixó 2016.
- 3 Sep 2016Four personal bests in one day at Open Rubik Vall d'Uixó 2016.
- 30 Jan 2016First competition: Camarma Open 2016. A 23.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WCA European Championship 2018 · 19 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Madrid Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Camarma Open 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Open Rubik Vall d'Uixó 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Camarma Open 2016 · 30 Jan 2016
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.
- Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Manuel Prieto de Antón — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead twice
- David Serban Enescu — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.