People · Mexico
David Adán Rivera
Clock · top 1.4% of 32,048 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023RIVE14
David Adán Rivera has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 3.46, set at Caminos de Guanajuato - SJI 2026, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9th in Mexico. Until July 2018, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 24 competitions since October 2023, he has put 962 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.06 in October 2023 to 9.62, a 32% improvement. David has entered 24 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 | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 3.46 | 4.18 | top 1.4% | 9 / 652 | |
| 4×4 | 34.53 | 40.14 | top 6.3% | 129 / 1,845 | |
| 3×3 | 9.62 | 11.23 | top 6.4% | 341 / 4,263 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.99 | 1:17.99 | top 10.9% | 116 / 1,010 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 4.28 | top 11.6% | 444 / 3,018 | |
| Megaminx | 1:06.43 | 1:13.19 | top 13.6% | 150 / 1,042 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.93 | 22.52 | top 14.9% | 273 / 1,672 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.36 | 6.74 | top 15.5% | 376 / 2,003 | |
| 7×7 | 3:25.07 | 3:44.08 | top 18.1% | 79 / 472 | |
| 6×6 | 2:23.10 | 2:36.85 | top 22.0% | 117 / 510 | |
| Skewb | 5.86 | 16.08 | top 24.7% | 360 / 1,157 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | 50.00 | top 59.0% | 159 / 317 | |
| Square-1 | 39.25 | 51.82 | top 64.4% | 323 / 516 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:43.41 | 6:01.55 | top 84.9% | 190 / 251 |
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 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at 555 - Puebla 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.62 at Nawi Tlaxcala 2026.
- 18 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Mexican Championship 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Yollotl Tlaxcala 2025.
- 8 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Road to Nats: Puebla 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cubing BUAP 2025.
Competitions
- Caminos de Guanajuato - SJI 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guelaguetza Oaxaca 2026 · 18 Jul 2026
- Tlaxcala Open 10 Aniversario 2026 · 4 Jul 2026
- 555 - Puebla 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Nawi Tlaxcala 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Halcones Tehuacán 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Contrarreloj - San Andrés Cholula 2026 · 24 Jan 2026
- Mexican Championship 2025 · 18 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Yollotl Tlaxcala 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Road to Nats: Puebla 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing BUAP 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Todo o Nada - San Andrés Cholula 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- 444 Puebla 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- NxN Tlaxcala 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Mega-Mente Puebla 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- BUAP: Ingenieros Open 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Los Fuertes V2 Puebla 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- D Amicis Puebla 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Huitzitzilli Tlaxcala 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Puebla de Zaragoza Open 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Los Fuertes Puebla 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Return Open Puebla 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Maxixcatzin Tlaxcala 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Volcano in Puebla 2023 · 14 Oct 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.
- Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza — met in 204 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Juan de Dios Noriega Sánchez — met in 168 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Shalem Birzavit Meneses Pérez — met in 167 rounds, finished ahead 103 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Clock single — 239 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 4.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.