People · United States
Derek Gomez
3×3 · top 8.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018GOME33
Derek Gomez has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.43, set at Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,800th in the United States. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since November 2018, he has put 65 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.88 in November 2018 to 10.43, a 19% improvement. Derek has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.43 | 12.89 | top 8.7% | 4,800 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 42.46 | 48.55 | top 15.0% | 2,260 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.69 | 14.85 | top 17.7% | 4,697 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.37 | 6.22 | top 31.3% | 12,445 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.12 | 1:51.91 | top 34.7% | 2,749 / 9,401 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026.
- 3 Nov 2018First competition: South Texas Open 2018. A 14.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- South Texas Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 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.
- Marcus Kamen — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary White — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dylan Miller — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 2.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.