People · Paraguay
Carlos Santiago Fariña Vera
3×3 · top 9.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016VERA04
Carlos Santiago Fariña Vera has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.70, set at San Lorenzo Off 2024, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26th in Paraguay. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since September 2016, he has put 324 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 10 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.93 in September 2016 to 10.70, a 43% improvement. Carlos has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.70 | 13.16 | top 9.6% | 26 / 363 | |
| 2×2 | 3.64 | 4.78 | top 22.0% | 50 / 210 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.44 | 11.91 | top 31.5% | 35 / 117 | |
| 4×4 | 59.17 | 1:12.07 | top 35.7% | 25 / 87 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.21 | 1:55.15 | top 38.6% | 14 / 41 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.70 | 39.31 | top 41.2% | 36 / 95 | |
| 7×7 | 5:48.98 | 6:43.30 | top 65.0% | 10 / 12 | |
| Megaminx | 3:57.85 | — | early days — 3 solves | 40 / 46 | |
| Skewb | 30.63 | 35.80 | top 97.3% | 63 / 65 |
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
- 22 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024.
- 17 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Paraguay Nationals 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.40 at CCPA Open 2023.
- 21 Sep 2016First competition: Paraguay Nationals 2016. A 24.63 3×3 single to start from.
- 21 Sep 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.93 at Paraguay Nationals 2016.
Competitions
- San Lorenzo Off 2024 · 1 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Paraguay Nationals 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024 · 22 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CCPA Open 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ben's CubeMakers Asunción 2024 · 20 Apr 2024
- Los Árboles Eventos 2024 · 3 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Paraguay Nationals 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Anguja Open SIL 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CCPA Open 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Quiero Fruta Cubing 2023 · 20 May 2023
- UCOM Paraguay 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Paraguay Nationals 2018 · 21 Dec 2018
- Copa de Invierno 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Copa Rubik Poligato 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Paraguay Nationals 2016 · 21 Sep 2016 — 2 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.
- Elias Miguel Acosta Acosta — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
- Kenji Julián Cáceres Matsumoto — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead once
- Martin Alejandro Benítez López — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.