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David José Fernández Bretón

2×2 · top 7.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023BRET01

David José Fernández Bretón has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.35, set at Volcano in Puebla 2023, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 274th in Mexico. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 24 competitions since January 2023, he has put 466 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.53 in January 2023 to 18.05, a 58% improvement. David has entered 24 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 7.5% of 186,767 all-time
2.35
signature single · Volcano in Puebla 2023
466
official solves on the record
15%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 86% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingMexico
2×22.354.92
top 7.5%274 / 3,018
Clock6.407.38
top 8.7%69 / 652
Skewb5.027.35
top 18.3%288 / 1,157
Pyraminx6.358.14
top 22.6%568 / 2,003
3×3 Fewest Moves35 moves38.00
top 30.0%65 / 317
3×318.0520.26
top 34.3%1,905 / 4,263
3×3 blindfolded2:29.30—
top 43.0%84 / 251
Megaminx2:03.902:19.88
top 47.9%551 / 1,042
4×41:11.951:44.67
top 48.8%1,058 / 1,845
Square-133.8439.35
top 56.5%271 / 516
3×3 one-handed39.98—
top 65.2%1,157 / 1,672
4×4 blindfolded13:14.00—
early days — 1 solve28 / 38
5×52:55.93—
top 76.7%823 / 1,010
3×3 Multi-Blind2 of 3 cubes · 24:26—
early days — 1 solve73 / 87
6×66:00.48—
early days — 1 solve469 / 510

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

Cubing Tlaxcala 2023: 42.53Newmarket Favourites 2023: 33.49Calmecac Tlaxcala 2023: 30.85Volcano in Puebla 2023: 23.86Cubing by the Cues 2024: 20.84Maxixcatzin Tlaxcala 2024: 24.43 Vasconcubos 2024: 28.03Donas en Tlalocan Volumen 2 2024: 22.73Aragón Treasure 2024: 19.50Texcoco Open Z 2024: 19.29SilencESCOM 2024: 21.67BUAP: Ingenieros Open 2024: 27.67Ruta Cubera Izcalli Clásico 2025: 23.17Coacalcubo 2025: 18.05Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025: 19.65Naucalli Ce 2025: 18.39SilencESFM 2025: 20.83Nawi Tlaxcala 2026: 18.33Icpitl Tlaxcala 2026: 18.4518.0542.537 Jan 20238 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
  • A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 0.40 away.

Targets move as he improves.