People · Spain
Carlos Saliba Bautista
3×3 · top 9.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024BAUT08
Carlos Saliba Bautista has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.71, set at Gibraltar Open 2025, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 385th in Spain. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2024, he has put 176 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.33 in November 2024 to 10.71, a 38% 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.71 | 13.08 | top 9.6% | 385 / 5,141 | |
| 4×4 | 48.64 | 58.08 | top 22.9% | 318 / 1,762 | |
| 2×2 | 3.96 | 5.56 | top 26.0% | 983 / 3,845 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.99 | 10.03 | top 27.8% | 835 / 2,865 | |
| Skewb | 6.57 | 8.35 | top 30.3% | 627 / 1,685 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:01.42 | — | early days — 3 solves | 137 / 273 | |
| Square-1 | 33.44 | 49.07 | top 55.9% | 304 / 604 |
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
- 4 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Puerto Real Camaleón Open 2025.
- 26 Jul 2025Six personal bests in one day at Gibraltar Open 2025.
- 22 Mar 2025Six personal bests in one day at Ruta Cubera: Fuentes de Andalucía Open 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.03 at Écija Open 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Five personal bests in one day at Écija Open 2025.
- 29 Nov 2024First competition: Spanish Championship 2024. A 17.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Puerto Real Camaleón Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Gibraltar Open 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Ruta Cubera: Fuentes de Andalucía Open 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Écija Open 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2024 · 29 Nov 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.
- Miguel Ángel González-Herrero García — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead once
- Raúl Cuevas Castillo — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fernando Sáez Lázaro — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 8.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.