People · Mexico
Cesar Gustavo Ceceña Lara
Megaminx · top 4.3% of 34,786 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016LARA04
Cesar Gustavo Ceceña Lara has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 48.14, set at Mexicali Rose 2025, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 37th in Mexico. Until October 2010, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since October 2016, he has put 791 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.95 in October 2016 to 10.20, a 21% improvement. Cesar has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 48.14 | 56.22 | top 4.3% | 37 / 1,042 | |
| 4×4 | 35.45 | 39.45 | top 7.1% | 148 / 1,845 | |
| 3×3 | 10.20 | 11.77 | top 8.0% | 421 / 4,263 | |
| 2×2 | 2.52 | 4.66 | top 9.1% | 337 / 3,018 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.21 | 1:26.07 | top 21.7% | 248 / 1,010 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.57 | 9.78 | top 24.4% | 606 / 2,003 | |
| Skewb | 5.83 | 9.54 | top 24.4% | 358 / 1,157 | |
| 7×7 | 4:01.88 | 4:09.08 | top 31.4% | 149 / 472 | |
| Square-1 | 24.14 | 31.79 | top 37.1% | 173 / 516 | |
| 6×6 | 2:52.23 | 3:01.18 | top 37.2% | 197 / 510 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.34 | 32.71 | top 37.7% | 695 / 1,672 | |
| Clock | 14.34 | 18.12 | top 45.3% | 322 / 652 |
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
- 15 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at El Centinela Mexicali 2025.
- 10 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Dunas en Mexicali 2025.
- 19 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Mexicali Rose 2025.
- 16 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at UCSD Winter 2023.
- 14 Oct 2023Four personal bests in one day at Speedcube Baja Open 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Búfalo Open 2023.
Competitions
- Salados en Mexicali 2026 · 4 Jul 2026
- Flaming Mexicali 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
- El Centinela Mexicali 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- SpeedCube Baja Open 2025 · 17 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Dunas en Mexicali 2025 · 10 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Mexicali Rose 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- 5 Valles Mexicali 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- El Centinela Mexicali 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- DNFeandont Mexicali 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pocos Cupos Tijuana 2024 · 2 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mexicali Rose 2024 · 4 May 2024
- UCSD Winter 2024 · 7 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- UCSD Winter 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Ice Cube Tijuana Open 2023 · 11 Nov 2023
- Speedcube Baja Open 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Búfalo Open 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Jaguar Open V2 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcube Baja Open 2016 · 16 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best 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.
- Ian Yazid Zavala — met in 148 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Daniel Isaac Garcia Arechiga — met in 139 rounds, finished ahead 58 times
- Jesús Armando Aguirre Ibarra — met in 127 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 8.14 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 5.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.