People · Spain
Álvaro López Cabezas
2×2 · top 7.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023CABE03
Álvaro López Cabezas has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.38, set at Madrid Norte Open 2024, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 308th in Spain. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2023, he has put 228 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.60 in June 2023 to 18.16, a 46% improvement. He has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.38 | 5.17 | top 7.8% | 308 / 3,845 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.40 | 10.80 | top 31.1% | 911 / 2,865 | |
| Skewb | 6.69 | 7.64 | top 31.2% | 645 / 1,685 | |
| 3×3 | 18.16 | 23.68 | top 34.6% | 1,455 / 5,141 | |
| Square-1 | 34.15 | 45.34 | top 57.0% | 309 / 604 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.22 | — | top 68.1% | 1,067 / 1,762 | |
| Clock | 21.37 | 22.96 | top 68.5% | 585 / 876 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.50 | — | top 77.2% | 956 / 1,315 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 232 / 282 | |
| Megaminx | 4:46.87 | — | early days — 3 solves | 777 / 874 | |
| 5×5 | 4:38.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 796 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Madrid Norte Open 2024.
- 11 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Móstoles Open 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.16 at Cabanillas del Campo Open 2023.
- 16 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Cabanillas del Campo Open 2023.
- 25 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Madrid Norte Open 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-30 3×3: 29.05 at Begastri Open 2023.
Competitions
- Madrid Norte Open 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 · 25 Jul 2024
- Parla Open 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Móstoles Open 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cabanillas del Campo Open 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Madrid Norte Open 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Begastri Open 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Nhood Alcalá Mystery Open 2023 · 24 Jun 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.
- Santiago Borrego Verde — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zhedong Wang (王哲栋) — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Víctor Tretyakov Timofeyeva — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.