People · Ecuador
Danny Ariel Gualotuña Poveda
2×2 · top 14.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022POVE01
Danny Ariel Gualotuña Poveda has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.99, set at Quito SúperCube 2025, puts him in the top 14.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 97th in Ecuador. Across 8 competitions since April 2022, he has put 139 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.19 in April 2022 to 17.18, a 45% improvement. Danny has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.99 | 7.32 | top 14.1% | 97 / 686 | |
| Megaminx | 1:33.12 | 1:46.40 | top 30.2% | 39 / 115 | |
| 3×3 | 17.18 | 20.81 | top 31.6% | 371 / 1,104 | |
| Skewb | 9.66 | 14.20 | top 52.8% | 96 / 165 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.80 | 15.42 | top 71.8% | 283 / 394 | |
| 4×4 | 1:54.90 | — | early days — 2 solves | 246 / 272 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:06.15 | — | early days — 2 solves | 229 / 243 | |
| 5×5 | 4:04.29 | — | early days — 1 solve | 106 / 108 |
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 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Ecuador Nationals 2023.
- 15 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.93 at UTN Ibarra Open 2023.
- 26 Aug 2022First sub-30 3×3: 27.04 at Ecuador Nationals 2022.
- 30 Apr 2022First competition: Ibarra Open 2022. A 31.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ecuador Nationals 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Quito SúperCube 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Ecuador Nationals 2023 · 1 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- UTN Ibarra Open 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Imbabura Open 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- San Miguel de Ibarra Open 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Ecuador Nationals 2022 · 26 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Ibarra Open 2022 · 30 Apr 2022
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.
- Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luis Fernando Aldás Cuestas — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jean Carlos Echeverría Jácome — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-1:30 Megaminx single — 9,803 people have one; it is 3.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.