People · Guatemala
Daniel Baeza
Pyraminx · top 2.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023BAEZ06
Daniel Baeza has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.53, set at San Cristóbal 2026, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in Guatemala. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since December 2023, he has put 494 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.98 in December 2023 to 8.71, a 21% improvement. Daniel has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.53 | 3.95 | top 2.3% | 7 / 466 | |
| 2×2 | 1.63 | 2.30 | top 2.7% | 6 / 717 | |
| 3×3 | 8.71 | 10.59 | top 4.2% | 21 / 1,226 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 35.47 | 47.32 | top 5.6% | 2 / 47 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 18 of 18 cubes · 53:25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2 / 16 | |
| 4×4 | 34.97 | 41.71 | top 6.7% | 15 / 303 | |
| Megaminx | 57.74 | 1:05.66 | top 8.8% | 16 / 134 | |
| Clock | 6.57 | 6.82 | top 9.4% | 2 / 62 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.66 | 19.85 | top 11.8% | 25 / 303 | |
| Skewb | 4.25 | 6.23 | top 12.7% | 19 / 199 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.37 | 1:19.00 | top 13.3% | 21 / 151 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 3:58.86 | 4:38.57 | top 14.6% | 1 / 5 | |
| 7×7 | 3:39.17 | 3:53.65 | top 23.2% | 14 / 48 | |
| 6×6 | 2:29.93 | 2:38.39 | top 25.6% | 18 / 56 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 11:58.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1 / 3 | |
| Square-1 | 21.48 | 24.29 | top 31.3% | 25 / 86 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 12 / 50 |
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
- 20 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at UVG Cubing 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Q'umarkaj 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at San Cristóbal 2026.
- 12 Dec 2025Nine personal bests in one day at Nacionales Guatemala 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Caré Open 2025.
- 6 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Nacionales Guatemala 2024.
Competitions
- UVG Cubing 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Q'umarkaj 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- La Cacería GT 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- San Cristóbal 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Nacionales Guatemala 2025 · 12 Dec 2025 — 9 personal bests set
- Desafío Rubik's Guatemala 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
- Caré Open 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Nacionales Guatemala 2024 · 6 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Guatemala 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Décimo Aniversario Guatemala 2023 · 9 Dec 2023
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.
- Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez — met in 101 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Estheban Heredia — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 74 times
- Juan Marcos López Pérez — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 75 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.