People · Spain
Arturo Flores Orihuela
3×3 · top 7.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016ORIH01
Arturo Flores Orihuela has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.94, set at Las Palmas Open 2025, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 289th in Spain. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2016, he has put 166 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.23 in May 2016 to 9.94, a 45% improvement. Arturo 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.94 | 11.44 | top 7.3% | 289 / 5,141 | |
| 2×2 | 2.46 | 4.10 | top 8.5% | 338 / 3,845 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.73 | 8.84 | top 25.6% | 769 / 2,865 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.68 | 1:31.55 | top 60.4% | 947 / 1,762 |
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
- 13 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.94 at Las Palmas Open 2025.
- 14 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at CC El Muelle Open 2019.
- 15 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Canarias Open 2018.
- 16 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 11.41 at CC El Muelle Rubik Open 2017.
- 7 May 2016First competition: Canarias Open 2016. A 20.63 3×3 single to start from.
- 7 May 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.30 at Canarias Open 2016.
Competitions
- Las Palmas Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CC El Muelle Open 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Canarias Open 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CC El Muelle Rubik Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Canarias Open 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 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.
- Vittorio Maria Perucatti — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Javier Tirado Ortiz — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Daniel Gracia Ortiz — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.