People · Spain
Carlos Molina Alcolea
2×2 · top 2.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015ALCO02
Carlos Molina Alcolea has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.62, set at Imaginalia Open 2019, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 119th in Spain. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since July 2015, he has put 792 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.99 in July 2015 to 8.13, a 55% improvement. Carlos has entered twelve 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.62 | 3.40 | top 2.7% | 119 / 3,897 | |
| 3×3 | 8.13 | 10.00 | top 3.0% | 126 / 5,202 | |
| Skewb | 3.21 | 4.79 | top 6.1% | 182 / 1,699 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.78 | 5.94 | top 6.6% | 219 / 2,901 | |
| 4×4 | 36.66 | 45.18 | top 8.4% | 128 / 1,778 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.91 | 20.42 | top 12.4% | 135 / 1,335 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.53 | 1:23.53 | top 17.8% | 128 / 889 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.30 | 1:25.11 | top 19.5% | 130 / 874 | |
| Square-1 | 17.32 | 23.38 | top 21.7% | 124 / 610 | |
| 6×6 | 3:42.49 | 3:47.53 | top 59.7% | 170 / 322 | |
| 7×7 | 5:53.16 | 5:57.84 | top 66.2% | 156 / 267 | |
| Clock | 22.39 | 26.59 | top 71.1% | 623 / 891 |
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
- 10 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at Archena 24 Horas 2022.
- 16 Feb 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Imaginalia Open 2019.
- 13 Oct 2017Five personal bests in one day at Spanish Championship 2017.
- 6 May 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.33 at Murcia 10th Anniversary 2017.
- 6 May 2017Four personal bests in one day at Murcia 10th Anniversary 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017Five personal bests in one day at Cartagena UPCT Open 2017.
Competitions
- Archena 24 Horas 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Archena Open 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Imaginalia Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2017 · 13 Oct 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Acho Open 2017 · 29 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Murcia 10th Anniversary 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Cartagena UPCT Open 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Archena Open 2016 · 2 Jul 2016 — 11 personal bests set
- Murcia 2016 · 5 Mar 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Molina Open 2016 · 13 Feb 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2015 · 9 Oct 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Archena Open 2015 · 4 Jul 2015 — 3 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.
- Josete Sánchez — met in 123 rounds, finished ahead 50 times
- Rafael Rodriguez Santana — met in 113 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Jorge Martín Espinosa — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.