People · Spain
Álvaro Iturbe Jabaloyes
Skewb · top 8.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016JABA02
Álvaro Iturbe Jabaloyes has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.64, set at Sum of Ranks Granada 2024, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 243rd in Spain. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since November 2016, he has put 1,104 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.64 in November 2016 to 12.25, a 48% improvement. He has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.64 | 5.70 | top 8.6% | 243 / 1,685 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.55 | 7.36 | top 10.5% | 340 / 2,865 | |
| 2×2 | 2.75 | 4.27 | top 11.5% | 450 / 3,845 | |
| 3×3 | 12.25 | 14.65 | top 14.8% | 596 / 5,141 | |
| Square-1 | 14.59 | 21.19 | top 15.5% | 88 / 604 | |
| 4×4 | 50.17 | 57.67 | top 24.9% | 346 / 1,762 | |
| Clock | 10.63 | 13.24 | top 28.2% | 223 / 876 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.22 | 1:52.76 | top 39.3% | 264 / 863 | |
| Megaminx | 1:55.79 | 2:00.09 | top 43.5% | 308 / 874 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.25 | 44.87 | top 49.4% | 590 / 1,315 | |
| 6×6 | 4:35.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 229 / 316 | |
| 7×7 | 8:07.15 | — | early days — 1 solve | 217 / 260 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 58 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 254 / 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
- 8 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Granada Open 2024.
- 24 Feb 2024Five personal bests in one day at Gran Asociación Open 2024.
- 11 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Burjassot Open 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Aldeilla Open 2023.
- 10 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Fuengirola Cubea 2018.
- 11 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.97 at Mijas Open 2017.
Competitions
- FMC Argentina-Uruguay-Spain 2025 · 14 Jun 2025
- Granada Open 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Sum of Ranks Granada 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Puerto Real Camaleón Open 2024 · 5 Oct 2024
- Burjassot Mini 2024 · 22 Jun 2024
- Granada Open 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Gran Asociación Open 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Burjassot Open 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- IndalOpen 2023 · 15 Apr 2023
- Granada Open 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Aldeilla Open 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Fuengirola Cubea 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Chanquete Open 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Fuengirola Cubea 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Chanquete Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Altasierra 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Mijas Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2017 · 13 Oct 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Altasierra 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Alcalá la Real 2017 · 28 Jan 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Mijas Open 2016 · 5 Nov 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.
- Fernando Sáez Lázaro — met in 168 rounds, finished ahead 66 times
- Álvaro Aguilar Salobreña — met in 165 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Rafael Rodriguez Santana — met in 123 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.