People · Peru
David Balbuena Soriano
2×2 · top 9.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2013 · 2013SORI02
David Balbuena Soriano has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.54, set at Lima Cuberano 2020, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 260th in Peru. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since November 2013, he has put 351 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.52 in November 2013 to 2.54, a 66% improvement. David has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Peru | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.54 | 4.26 | top 9.3% | 260 / 2,419 | |
| Skewb | 4.15 | 9.05 | top 11.9% | 88 / 495 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.73 | 10.06 | top 18.0% | 279 / 1,366 | |
| 3×3 | 14.30 | 18.13 | top 22.0% | 1,018 / 4,344 | |
| 4×4 | 52.43 | 1:03.99 | top 27.7% | 364 / 844 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.93 | 32.96 | top 36.7% | 433 / 812 | |
| 5×5 | 2:23.91 | — | top 62.9% | 278 / 329 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 May 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.30 at Torneo Activa Club 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.94 at FIGHT Peru 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at FIGHT Peru 2018.
- 8 Mar 2014First sub-30 3×3: 25.55 at Back to the Palace 2014.
- 9 Nov 2013First competition: Campeonato Rubik Arguedas 2013. A 34.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- San Marcos Open 2023 · 12 Aug 2023
- TCG Power Up 2022 · 3 Dec 2022
- Real Cube 2022 · 6 Aug 2022
- School Winter Lima 2022 · 2 Jul 2022
- TCG Nueva Generación 2022 · 30 Apr 2022
- Lima Cuberano 2022 · 12 Mar 2022 — 1 personal best set
- A Romper Tu PB Lima 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Lima Cuberano 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Palacio del Cubo 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- La Tienda Cubera Christmas 2018 · 22 Dec 2018
- Aventura Cúbica VI 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- LTC Kids 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Peru Nationals 2018 · 29 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Torneo Activa Club 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- FIGHT Peru 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Campeonato UNI-Rubik 2014 · 20 Jun 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Back to the Palace 2014 · 8 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Campeonato Rubik Arguedas 2013 · 9 Nov 2013
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.
- Sergio Minaya Pimentel — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Angel Jesus Panebra Rodriguez — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Pedro Giuseppe Garcia Milla — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.