People · Dominican Republic
Carlos José Abate Abud
Skewb · top 7.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018ABAT01
Carlos José Abate Abud has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.49, set at Santo Domingo Summer 2025, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4th in the Dominican Republic. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since March 2018, he has put 297 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.56 in July 2018 to 12.78, a 71% improvement. Carlos has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.49 | 6.19 | top 7.7% | 4 / 81 | |
| 2×2 | 2.81 | 4.61 | top 12.1% | 27 / 312 | |
| 3×3 | 12.78 | 16.55 | top 16.7% | 74 / 588 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.77 | 1:48.29 | top 31.2% | 19 / 79 | |
| 4×4 | 56.75 | 1:02.62 | top 32.8% | 37 / 136 | |
| Square-1 | 30.95 | 45.71 | top 51.1% | 14 / 43 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.05 | 15.09 | top 53.4% | 91 / 192 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:15.84 | — | early days — 1 solve | 14 / 20 |
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 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Summer 2024.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-20 3×3: 14.52 at Santo Domingo Summer 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.52 at Santo Domingo Summer 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023Six personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Summer 2023.
- 12 Jan 2019First sub-30 3×3: 23.63 at A Cubear Con Puzzlemania 2019.
- 6 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at Speedcubing RD 2018.
Competitions
- Santo Domingo Summer 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Winter 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Santo Domingo Otoño 2025 · 4 Oct 2025
- Santo Domingo Summer 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Summer 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Summer 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Winter 2020 · 29 Feb 2020
- Republica Dominicana Nationals 2019 · 14 Sep 2019
- Santo Domingo Summer 2019 · 20 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- A Cubear Con Puzzlemania 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubing RD 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Santiago Summer 2018 · 22 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- SD Winter 2018 · 3 Mar 2018
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.
- Emil Francisco Solano Gil — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Raimy Marte — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jake Céspedes Liriano — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.