People · United States
David Armendariz
2×2 · top 5.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2019 · 2019ARME01
David Armendariz has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.12, set at DFW Cubing Summer 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,278th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2019, he has put 136 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.95 in October 2019 to 10.59, a 29% improvement. David has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.12 | 4.74 | top 5.6% | 2,278 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.59 | 12.89 | top 9.3% | 5,141 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 44.07 | 48.70 | top 17.2% | 2,644 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.54 | 1:53.70 | top 39.6% | 3,238 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.20 | 40.65 | top 49.4% | 6,877 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 3:40.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,278 / 4,262 | |
| Megaminx | 2:36.23 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,013 / 8,026 | |
| 7×7 | 6:46.42 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,470 / 3,236 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at UCO Mega Cube-Off 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Summer 2026.
- 14 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at OU Winter 2019.
- 5 Oct 2019First competition: Oklahoma Fall 2019. A 16.62 3×3 single to start from.
- 5 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.95 at Oklahoma Fall 2019.
Competitions
- UCO Mega Cube-Off 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Ardmore Autumn 2026 · 12 Sep 2026
- DFW Cubing Summer 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- OU Winter 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Oklahoma Fall 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best 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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Casey Ngo — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hayden Haivala — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.