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Carlos Villanueva

2×2 · top 1.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017VILL30

Carlos Villanueva has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.44, set at Nacionales Argentinas 2023, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28th in Argentina. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 22 competitions since July 2017, he has put 1,847 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.93 in July 2017 to 8.40, a 35% improvement. Carlos has entered 22 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 1.9% of 186,767 all-time
1.44
signature single · Nacionales Argentinas 2023
1,847
official solves on the record
11%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 91% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingArgentina
2×21.443.16
top 1.9%28 / 1,203
Megaminx44.4752.05
top 2.9%13 / 314
4×430.5040.10
top 3.1%17 / 615
Clock4.435.32
top 3.2%7 / 175
3×38.4010.74
top 3.5%55 / 1,694
Pyraminx3.404.74
top 5.1%45 / 830
Skewb3.475.42
top 7.5%39 / 405
3×3 one-handed15.4718.00
top 9.1%50 / 598
5×51:11.751:21.08
top 12.9%33 / 296
3×3 blindfolded1:07.171:53.14
top 15.3%18 / 95
Square-115.3122.30
top 17.1%34 / 157
6×62:25.972:29.39
top 23.6%23 / 110
7×73:50.914:02.42
top 27.5%27 / 98
3×3 Fewest Moves36 moves40.67
top 33.6%30 / 83
3×3 Multi-Blind5 of 5 cubes · 41:21—
top 37.7%14 / 38
4×4 blindfolded15:10.00—
top 77.6%14 / 16
5×5 blindfolded30:05.00—
early days — 1 solve8 / 7

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

Chaco de invierno 2017: 12.93Güemes Open 2022: 12.00Mega Open Ciudadela 2022: 12.93Abierto del Mirador 2022: 12.42Nacionales Argentinas 2022: 9.69Tres Estrellas 2023: 10.65Di Tella Open 2023: 9.10Abierto de Pascuas 2023: 11.03Litoral Cubea 2023: 11.05Nacionales Argentinas 2023: 10.76Santiago Cubea 2023: 10.97Salta al Cubo 2024: 10.55Calentando Motores Di Tella Domingo 2024: 9.48Salta al Cubo V2 2024: 10.38Santiago del Estero Cubea V2 2024: 8.40Rosario Siempre Estuvo Cerca 2024: 8.92Circuito Termal del Cubo 2025: 11.09Salta al Cubo 2025: 10.45Cumpas y Cubos TJA 2025: 9.87Tilcara Open 2026: 8.96Salta al Cubo NxN 2026: 10.28Pacha Cubing: Jujuy 2026: 9.938.4012.9315 Jul 201715 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
  • A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 4.47 away.

Targets move as he improves.