People · Spain
Ángel Caro Montalbán
Skewb · top 14.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019MONT10
Ángel Caro Montalbán has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.54, set at Granada Open 2023, puts him in the top 14.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 364th in Spain. Across 3 competitions since April 2019, he has put 119 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.84 in April 2019 to 15.26, a 30% improvement. He has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.54 | 9.23 | top 14.8% | 364 / 1,685 | |
| 2×2 | 3.57 | 5.15 | top 21.1% | 811 / 3,845 | |
| 3×3 | 15.26 | 16.57 | top 25.3% | 1,050 / 5,141 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.93 | 15.33 | top 44.2% | 1,276 / 2,865 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.35 | 1:20.99 | top 49.1% | 771 / 1,762 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.00 | 48.05 | top 62.4% | 762 / 1,315 | |
| Clock | 28.41 | — | early days — 1 solve | 702 / 876 | |
| Square-1 | 1:16.95 | — | early days — 3 solves | 500 / 604 | |
| Megaminx | 4:41.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 770 / 874 |
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
- 25 Mar 2023Six personal bests in one day at Granada Open 2023.
- 10 Sep 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.09 at Chanquete Open 2022.
- 10 Sep 2022Seven personal bests in one day at Chanquete Open 2022.
- 13 Apr 2019First competition: Chanquete Open 2019. A 21.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Granada Open 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Chanquete Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Chanquete Open 2019 · 13 Apr 2019
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.
- Álvaro Aguilar Salobreña — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead once
- Abel Pérez Gisbert — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Leonard Wetzel — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.