People · Colombia
Daniel Tabares Pavas
Square-1 · top 3.2% of 25,272 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017PAVA03
Daniel Tabares Pavas has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 8.13, set at Navidad Explora Medellín 2023, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in Colombia. Until November 2013, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since December 2017, he has put 1,027 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.00 in December 2017 to 8.76, a 27% improvement. Daniel has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 8.13 | 13.29 | top 3.2% | 7 / 317 | |
| 3×3 | 8.76 | 11.16 | top 4.3% | 160 / 5,812 | |
| 4×4 | 34.97 | 42.57 | top 6.7% | 76 / 1,270 | |
| 2×2 | 2.39 | 3.39 | top 7.9% | 251 / 3,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.99 | 7.73 | top 13.1% | 281 / 2,395 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.46 | 1:30.88 | top 16.4% | 89 / 506 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.72 | 23.57 | top 17.0% | 164 / 1,175 | |
| Skewb | 4.98 | 8.04 | top 17.9% | 221 / 1,065 | |
| Megaminx | 1:20.30 | 1:32.70 | top 22.0% | 152 / 533 | |
| Clock | 11.55 | 16.96 | top 32.8% | 144 / 435 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:14.59 | — | top 56.5% | 64 / 129 | |
| 7×7 | 5:40.49 | — | early days — 1 solve | 132 / 182 |
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
- 15 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at MYHM Colombian Nationals Eje Cafetero 2025.
- 8 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Navidad Explora Medellín 2023.
- 20 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Nacionales Colombia 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023Six personal bests in one day at El Carmen de Viboral 2023.
- 3 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Navidad Aves María 2022.
- 17 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.99 at Aves Maria Sabaneta 2022.
Competitions
- WCA South American Championship 2026 · 12 Jun 2026
- MYHM Colombian Nationals Eje Cafetero 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Medellín Explora 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubolimpiadas Aves María 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Poliedros Aves María 2024 · 7 Sep 2024
- Navidad Explora Medellín 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Nacionales Colombia 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- El Carmen de Viboral 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Navidad Aves María 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Aves Maria Sabaneta 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- La Tablaza Open 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- UNAC Medellín 2022 · 26 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Nacionales Fénix Colombia 2021 · 13 Nov 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcube Aves María 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- Regionales Medellín 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Nacionales Medellín Explora 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- El Carmen De Viboral 2019 · 23 Feb 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Álzate Oficial 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 11 personal bests set
- Medellín Explora 2017 · 9 Dec 2017
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.
- Ale Restrepo — met in 168 rounds, finished ahead 62 times
- Jefferson Durango — met in 124 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
- Diego Alejandro Casas Jimenez — met in 114 rounds, finished ahead 52 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 Square-1 single — 766 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.