People · El Salvador
Carlos Mauricio Esperanza Ramirez
3×3 · top 4.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015RAMI13
Carlos Mauricio Esperanza Ramirez has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.90, set at Cubeando en El Cubo Z 2025, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11th in El Salvador. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2015, he has put 208 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.20 in December 2015 to 8.90, a 21% improvement. Carlos 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 | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.90 | 11.11 | top 4.6% | 11 / 351 | |
| 4×4 | 33.89 | 41.54 | top 5.7% | 4 / 100 | |
| 2×2 | 2.66 | 3.38 | top 10.5% | 19 / 248 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.83 | 1:26.90 | top 18.9% | 7 / 58 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.67 | 20.33 | top 19.6% | 13 / 98 | |
| 6×6 | 2:56.69 | 3:01.63 | early days — 3 solves | 8 / 22 |
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
- 19 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Nacionales El Salvador 2025.
- 30 Mar 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Cubeando en El Cubo Z 2025.
- 30 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubeando en El Cubo Z 2025.
- 10 Sep 2016Four personal bests in one day at Tecla Rubik 2016.
- 20 Dec 2015First competition: Sivar Open 2015. A 13.75 3×3 single to start from.
- 20 Dec 2015Four personal bests in one day at Sivar Open 2015.
Competitions
- Nacionales El Salvador 2025 · 19 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubeando en El Cubo Z 2025 · 30 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Nacionales El Salvador 2024 · 29 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Tecla Rubik 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Sivar Open 2015 · 20 Dec 2015 — 4 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.
- José Enrique Jiménez — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Luis Alonso Inestroza Henriquez — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Joel Hernández — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 3.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.