People · Spain
César Rojas Contreras
2×2 · top 5.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2007 · 2007CONT01
César Rojas Contreras has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.11, set at Madrid Open 2013, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 218th in Spain. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2007, he has put 385 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.08 in November 2007 to 11.94, a 64% improvement. He has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 2.11 | 5.06 | top 5.5% | 218 / 3,845 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.72 | 11.97 | top 11.5% | 369 / 2,865 | |
| 3×3 | 11.94 | 14.69 | top 13.7% | 549 / 5,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.08 | 21.36 | top 15.3% | 167 / 1,315 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.47 | 1:18.49 | top 45.3% | 694 / 1,762 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:48.58 | — | top 49.1% | 127 / 273 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 5 cubes · 39:45 | — | top 58.6% | 75 / 109 | |
| 5×5 | 2:46.03 | 3:02.16 | top 73.1% | 563 / 863 | |
| Square-1 | 52.56 | 1:10.68 | top 78.3% | 429 / 604 | |
| 6×6 | 6:31.33 | — | early days — 1 solve | 289 / 316 | |
| 7×7 | 9:11.81 | — | early days — 3 solves | 237 / 260 | |
| Clock | 45.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 824 / 876 | |
| Megaminx | 4:59.55 | — | top 96.3% | 798 / 874 |
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
- 21 Sep 2013Ten personal bests in one day at Madrid Open 2013.
- 14 Dec 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.83 at Spanish Championship 2012.
- 14 Dec 2012Ten personal bests in one day at Spanish Championship 2012.
- 5 Dec 2009Five personal bests in one day at Spanish Championship 2009.
- 10 Jul 2009First sub-20 3×3: 19.69 at Madrid Open 2009.
- 10 Jul 2009Five personal bests in one day at Madrid Open 2009.
Competitions
- Arnold Classic Rubik 2015 · 25 Sep 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Spanish Championship 2014 · 26 Sep 2014
- Spanish Championship 2013 · 11 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Madrid Open 2013 · 21 Sep 2013 — 10 personal bests set
- UAM Open 2013 · 22 Feb 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2012 · 14 Dec 2012 — 10 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2010 · 17 Dec 2010
- Spanish Championship 2009 · 5 Dec 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Madrid Open 2009 · 10 Jul 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Madrid Open 2008 · 5 Apr 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2007 · 24 Nov 2007
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.
- Javier Tirado Ortiz — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Carlos Méndez García-Barroso — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Alexander Olleta del Molino — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.