People · Guatemala
Daniel Eduardo Bardales Otzoy
3×3 · top 2.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024OTZO01
Daniel Eduardo Bardales Otzoy has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.02, set at Nacionales Guatemala 2025, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13th in Guatemala. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2024, he has put 191 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.41 in August 2024 to 8.02, a 23% improvement. Daniel has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.02 | 9.48 | top 2.8% | 13 / 1,226 | |
| 4×4 | 30.49 | 37.32 | top 3.1% | 7 / 303 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.45 | 1:11.03 | top 8.0% | 10 / 151 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.02 | 20.85 | top 15.1% | 37 / 303 | |
| 2×2 | 3.48 | 4.51 | top 20.0% | 128 / 717 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.93 | 1:26.32 | top 21.8% | 42 / 134 | |
| 6×6 | 2:32.77 | 2:46.41 | early days — 3 solves | 20 / 56 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.88 | 12.45 | top 35.2% | 141 / 466 |
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
- 12 Dec 2025Five personal bests in one day at Nacionales Guatemala 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.23 at Caré Open 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Caré Open 2025.
- 31 Aug 2024First competition: Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Guatemala 2024. A 11.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UVG Cubing 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Nacionales Guatemala 2025 · 12 Dec 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- La Cacería GT 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Caré Open 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Nacionales Guatemala 2024 · 6 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Guatemala 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 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.
- Brian Bernabé Bolaños Arreaga — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jose Pablo Morales Gomez — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.