People · Venezuela
Daniel Alberto Sánchez Dugarte
Pyraminx · top 1.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2013 · 2013DUGA02
Daniel Alberto Sánchez Dugarte has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.04, set at Ejido Mall Challenge 2015, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4th in Venezuela. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 26 competitions since December 2013, he has put 1,416 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 50.86 in December 2013 to 7.35, an 86% improvement. Daniel has entered 26 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.04 | 4.40 | top 1.2% | 4 / 410 | |
| 2×2 | 1.27 | 3.21 | top 1.3% | 3 / 550 | |
| 3×3 | 7.35 | 9.74 | top 1.8% | 11 / 1,005 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.27 | 15.79 | top 4.8% | 10 / 262 | |
| Megaminx | 51.38 | 1:05.46 | top 5.7% | 8 / 115 | |
| 4×4 | 35.50 | 39.05 | top 7.2% | 17 / 258 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.54 | 1:17.48 | top 8.1% | 5 / 112 | |
| Skewb | 4.32 | 6.42 | top 13.1% | 30 / 151 | |
| 6×6 | 2:29.24 | 2:37.35 | top 25.3% | 7 / 44 | |
| Square-1 | 19.37 | 28.17 | top 26.4% | 17 / 52 | |
| 7×7 | 4:28.95 | 4:45.61 | early days — 3 solves | 9 / 36 | |
| Clock | 20.14 | 25.98 | top 65.0% | 45 / 64 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 58 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 39 / 44 |
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
- 1 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Girona Open 2025.
- 2 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at ZGZ Open 2023.
- 21 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at Rodeo Plaza Speedcubing 2017.
- 24 Feb 2017Three personal bests in one day at Rodeo Carnivals 2017.
- 21 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at SSSA Rubik 2017.
- 17 Dec 2016Six personal bests in one day at Venezuela Nationals 2016.
Competitions
- Girona Open 2025 · 1 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Parets Open 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- ZGZ Open 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Reencuentro Mérida 2018 · 27 Oct 2018
- Rodeo Plaza Speedcubing 2017 · 21 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Latin America Cubing Tour - Mérida 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Nacionales de SpeedCubing 2017 · 27 May 2017
- Piedemonte 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Rodeo Carnivals 2017 · 24 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- SSSA Rubik 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Venezuela Nationals 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Hi-Tech Rodeo Plaza 2016 · 9 Oct 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Mérida Summer 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- ULA Rubiks 2016 · 13 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubing Mérida 2016 · 27 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- SSSA Rubik 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Mérida 2015 · 27 Dec 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Ejido Mall Open 2015 · 9 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Ejido Summer 2015 · 5 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Ejido Mall Challenge 2015 · 17 May 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- Abrakadabra Magic 2015 · 14 Mar 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- ULA Rubiks Reloaded 2015 · 6 Feb 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Back to Piedemonte 2014 · 15 Jun 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Coliseo de Tovar 2014 · 19 Apr 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Piedemonte Rubik Day 2014 · 1 Mar 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubing Mérida 2013 · 20 Dec 2013
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.
- Oscar Alberto Ceballos Contreras — met in 257 rounds, finished ahead 170 times · head to head
- Jurgens Filiaggi — met in 149 rounds, finished ahead 103 times
- Andriuth Peña — met in 131 rounds, finished ahead 125 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.