People · Ecuador
Ariel Alejandro Ibarra Alban
3×3 · top 11.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018ALBA03
Ariel Alejandro Ibarra Alban has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.15, set at Louisiana Championship 2026, puts him in the top 11.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 114th in Ecuador. Across 5 competitions since April 2018, he has put 132 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.65 in April 2018 to 11.15, an 18% improvement. Ariel 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 | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.15 | 13.08 | top 11.0% | 114 / 1,104 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 5.49 | top 11.2% | 68 / 686 | |
| 4×4 | 42.17 | 46.78 | top 14.8% | 35 / 272 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.95 | 1:25.03 | top 18.4% | 17 / 108 | |
| 7×7 | 4:35.22 | 4:45.74 | top 42.9% | 16 / 34 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.85 | 45.12 | top 55.2% | 158 / 243 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Louisiana Championship 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Cubing the Coast MS 2026.
- 14 Apr 2018First competition: Ecuador Nationals 2018. A 16.47 3×3 single to start from.
- 14 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.65 at Ecuador Nationals 2018.
Competitions
- Middle Georgia Fall Frenzy 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Louisiana Championship 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing the Coast MS 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubalaya LA 2026 · 25 Jul 2026
- Ecuador Nationals 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best 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.
- Seth Talbot — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ordway Persyn — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- John Young — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.15 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.