People · Chile
Bastián Christobal Bachmann Catalán
2×2 · top 2.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022CATA02
Bastián Christobal Bachmann Catalán has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.57, set at Peñablanca Open 2024, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22nd in Chile. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2022, he has put 298 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.91 in May 2022 to 8.47, a 34% improvement. He has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.57 | 2.37 | top 2.5% | 22 / 1,303 | |
| 3×3 | 8.47 | 11.08 | top 3.7% | 70 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.58 | 19.71 | top 11.6% | 54 / 458 | |
| 4×4 | 39.62 | 44.35 | top 11.7% | 85 / 562 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.77 | 8.71 | top 18.3% | 125 / 871 | |
| Clock | 9.51 | 10.86 | top 22.6% | 31 / 101 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.73 | 1:38.98 | top 32.1% | 108 / 223 | |
| Megaminx | 1:57.63 | — | early days — 1 solve | 127 / 196 | |
| Square-1 | 28.40 | 42.63 | top 46.4% | 100 / 176 |
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
- 27 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.36 at Montealegre Winter Open 2023.
- 27 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Montealegre Winter Open 2023.
- 28 May 2022First competition: Chillan CDP 2022. A 12.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UFRO al Cubo 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Sausalito NxN Open 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Los Ángeles Chile Back 2025 · 20 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- UFRO al Cubo 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Nacionales Chilenas 2025 · 7 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Peñablanca Open 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubiKonce 2024 · 20 Jan 2024
- Montealegre Winter Open 2023 · 27 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Chillan CDP 2022 · 28 May 2022 — 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.
- Dante Navarro Vera — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jose Basaes — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Michael Fonseca — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.