People · Mexico
Daniel Castellanos Cruz
Megaminx · top 0.3% of 34,786 all-time · competing since March 2014 · 2014CRUZ06
Daniel Castellanos Cruz has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 31.08, set at Naucalli Ce 2025, puts him in the top 0.3% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Mexico. Until June 2017, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since March 2014, he has put 370 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Megaminx best has come down from 54.95 in June 2016 to 31.08, a 43% improvement. Daniel has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 31.08 | 34.07 | top 0.3% | 3 / 1,042 | |
| 4×4 | 27.17 | 31.28 | top 1.4% | 22 / 1,845 | |
| 3×3 | 8.05 | 9.98 | top 2.9% | 139 / 4,263 | |
| 5×5 | 1:05.37 | 1:13.77 | top 8.6% | 96 / 1,010 | |
| 6×6 | 2:11.61 | 2:24.08 | top 16.1% | 78 / 510 | |
| 2×2 | 3.60 | 4.88 | top 21.4% | 801 / 3,018 | |
| 7×7 | 4:07.25 | 4:20.43 | top 33.5% | 161 / 472 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.08 | 33.29 | top 42.1% | 768 / 1,672 | |
| Square-1 | 58.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 413 / 516 |
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, Megaminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Ágora Izcalli 2025.
- 5 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Weas México 2017.
- 25 Jun 2016Seven personal bests in one day at Metro Cubing Fest 2016.
- 23 Jan 2016First sub-10 3×3: 8.05 at Live Your Dream 2016.
- 29 Mar 2014First competition: Fénix 2014. A 12.52 3×3 single to start from.
- 29 Mar 2014Three personal bests in one day at Fénix 2014.
Competitions
- WCA South American Championship 2026 · 12 Jun 2026
- Nawi Tlaxcala 2026 · 4 Apr 2026
- Contrarreloj - San Andrés Cholula 2026 · 24 Jan 2026
- Mexican Championship 2025 · 18 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Road to Nats: Puebla 2025 · 8 Nov 2025
- Xidoo 2025 · 30 Aug 2025
- Cubing BUAP 2025 · 23 Aug 2025
- Cubing Express Buenavista 2025 · 16 Aug 2025
- Naucalli Ce 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Pony Open Morelia 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Coacalcubo 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Ágora Izcalli 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Weas México 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Metro Cubing Fest 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- Live Your Dream 2016 · 23 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Fénix 2014 · 29 Mar 2014 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Angel Arrioja Landa — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Jorge Adrian Hernández Dionicio — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 Megaminx single — 75 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 2.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.