People · Panama
Diego Romero-Duque
3×3 · top 4.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023ROME25
Diego Romero-Duque has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.80, set at Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Panamá 2024, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17th in Panama. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2023, he has put 79 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.72 in August 2023 to 8.80, a 55% improvement. Diego 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 | Panama | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.80 | 14.39 | top 4.4% | 17 / 283 | |
| 2×2 | 4.70 | 6.37 | top 35.6% | 82 / 192 |
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
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.80 at Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Panamá 2024.
- 1 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.70 at Desafío 50 Años Altaplaza 2024.
- 1 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Desafío 50 Años Altaplaza 2024.
- 11 Aug 2023First competition: Panama Nationals 2023. A 19.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dolphin Cup ISP II 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Panamá 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Desafío 50 Años Altaplaza 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Skewb Wins Panamá 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Panama Nationals 2023 · 11 Aug 2023
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.
- David Laffaurie — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Egdar Castillo — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ezequiel Cedeño — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.