People · Spain
David Benedicto Ribera López
2×2 · top 2.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016LOPE01
David Benedicto Ribera López has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.53, set at Chanquete Open 2022, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 104th in Spain. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since October 2016, he has put 382 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 55.44 in October 2016 to 9.70, an 83% improvement. David has entered 16 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.53 | 4.26 | top 2.3% | 104 / 3,845 | |
| 3×3 | 9.70 | 11.82 | top 6.6% | 270 / 5,141 | |
| Skewb | 3.35 | 5.33 | top 6.9% | 193 / 1,685 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.79 | 9.72 | top 26.1% | 782 / 2,865 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.45 | 29.14 | top 32.7% | 362 / 1,315 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 713 / 1,762 | |
| 5×5 | 2:56.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 595 / 863 |
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
- 10 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.70 at Chanquete Open 2022.
- 10 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Chanquete Open 2022.
- 4 Jun 2022Five personal bests in one day at Dacada San Fernando Open 2022.
- 5 Mar 2022Three personal bests in one day at Ronda Open 2022.
- 11 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Spanish Championship 2019.
- 7 Sep 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.22 at IndalOpen 2019.
Competitions
- Nhood Sevilla Open 2023 · 10 Mar 2023
- Campeonato de España 2022 · 7 Oct 2022
- Chanquete Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Dacada San Fernando Open 2022 · 4 Jun 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Ronda Open 2022 · 5 Mar 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2019 · 11 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- IndalOpen 2019 · 7 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Murcia 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Chanquete Open 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Fuenlabrada Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Fuengirola Cubea 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Kubekings Villanueva Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Mijas Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Altasierra 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Mijas Open 2016 · 5 Nov 2016
- Spanish Championship 2016 · 7 Oct 2016
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.
- Rafael Rodriguez Santana — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Fernando Sáez Lázaro — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Jorge Martín Espinosa — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.