People · Spain
Arturo José Sánchez Plaza
Skewb · top 1.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024PLAZ03
Arturo José Sánchez Plaza has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.91, set at Ruta Cubera: Tenerife Open 2025, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 55th in Spain. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2024, he has put 291 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.91 in September 2024 to 11.94, a 48% improvement. Arturo has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.91 | 3.85 | top 1.2% | 55 / 1,685 | |
| 2×2 | 1.62 | 4.04 | top 2.7% | 118 / 3,845 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.00 | 5.46 | top 3.6% | 116 / 2,865 | |
| 3×3 | 11.94 | 15.69 | top 13.7% | 549 / 5,141 | |
| Clock | 7.71 | 9.93 | top 13.8% | 118 / 876 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.71 | 26.14 | top 25.2% | 271 / 1,315 | |
| 4×4 | 59.79 | 1:02.36 | top 36.3% | 525 / 1,762 | |
| Square-1 | 32.69 | 42.08 | top 54.5% | 298 / 604 | |
| Megaminx | 2:17.25 | 2:45.85 | top 54.9% | 400 / 874 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.83 | 2:36.12 | top 56.4% | 411 / 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
- 6 Dec 2025Five personal bests in one day at Spanish Championship 2025.
- 27 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Ruta Cubera: Tenerife Open 2025.
- 13 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.62 at Las Palmas Open 2025.
- 13 Sep 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Las Palmas Open 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.71 at Mallorca Open 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Mallorca Open 2025.
Competitions
- Spanish Championship 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Ruta Cubera: Tenerife Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Las Palmas Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Mallorca Open 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2024 · 29 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Nerja Chanquete Open 2024 · 7 Sep 2024
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.
- Fernando Sáez Lázaro — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Jorge Darias Rodríguez — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Icaro Ricciardi — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.