People · Spain
Antonio Rafael Martín Barba
3×3 · top 2.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019BARB02
Antonio Rafael Martín Barba has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.92, set at Campeonato de España 2022, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 112th in Spain. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2019, he has put 371 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.01 in April 2019 to 7.92, a 53% improvement. Antonio has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.92 | 9.38 | top 2.6% | 112 / 5,141 | |
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 4.39 | top 9.6% | 381 / 3,845 | |
| 4×4 | 38.28 | 43.59 | top 10.1% | 149 / 1,762 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.68 | 1:23.16 | top 14.3% | 97 / 863 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.57 | 23.14 | top 16.6% | 177 / 1,315 | |
| 6×6 | 2:25.09 | 2:37.85 | top 23.2% | 67 / 316 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.99 | 15.98 | top 27.8% | 835 / 2,865 | |
| Megaminx | 1:49.02 | 2:23.01 | top 39.8% | 272 / 874 | |
| 7×7 | 4:34.62 | — | early days — 2 solves | 97 / 260 | |
| Square-1 | 28.76 | 32.20 | top 47.1% | 250 / 604 | |
| Skewb | 13.76 | 23.73 | top 73.9% | 1,177 / 1,685 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 210 / 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
- 7 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at Campeonato de España 2022.
- 10 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at Chanquete Open 2022.
- 5 Mar 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.13 at Ronda Open 2022.
- 5 Mar 2022Five personal bests in one day at Ronda Open 2022.
- 22 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at UCLM Cuenca Open 2020.
- 16 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Fuengirola Cubea 2019.
Competitions
- Costa de la Luz Open 2023 · 28 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Campeonato de España 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Chanquete Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Ronda Open 2022 · 5 Mar 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- UCLM Cuenca Open 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Fuengirola Cubea 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2019 · 11 Oct 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- IndalOpen 2019 · 7 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Quijote Open 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Chanquete Open 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 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.
- Lorenzo Escobar Kraskouskaya — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Raúl Cuevas Castillo — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Miguel Ángel González-Herrero García — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.