People · Mexico
Diego Ulises Cárdenas Alarcón
Clock · top 9.2% of 32,817 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024ALAR08
Diego Ulises Cárdenas Alarcón has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 6.55, set at Minerva Zapopan 2026, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 32,817 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 77th in Mexico. Until June 2010, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since June 2024, he has put 37 official solves on the record across seven events. His Clock best has come down from 10.64 in June 2024 to 6.55, a 38% improvement. Diego has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 6.55 | 8.37 | top 9.2% | 77 / 660 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.58 | 2:01.65 | top 31.2% | 354 / 1,063 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.02 | — | early days — 2 solves | 407 / 1,012 | |
| 3×3 | 18.87 | 22.08 | top 36.8% | 2,048 / 4,305 | |
| Square-1 | 28.67 | 38.88 | top 47.0% | 224 / 525 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.77 | 16.81 | top 51.2% | 1,146 / 2,014 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:06.87 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,506 / 1,685 |
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, Clock. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Minerva Zapopan 2026.
- 22 Jun 2024First competition: Vasconcubos 2024. A 18.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Minerva Zapopan 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Vasconcubos 2024 · 22 Jun 2024
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.
- Jaime Tadeo Perez Cardona — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Eduardo Antonio Lara Martínez — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Saul Emmanuel Ramirez Gonzalez — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,366 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-1:30 Megaminx single — 9,990 people have one; it is 4.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.