People · Mexico
Elí Nicolas Romero Santander
3×3 · top 15.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024SANT73
Elí Nicolas Romero Santander has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.43, set at Cubing BUAP 2025, puts him in the top 15.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 847th in Mexico. Across 10 competitions since July 2024, he has put 187 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.63 in July 2024 to 12.43, a 15% improvement. He has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.43 | 15.09 | top 15.4% | 847 / 4,263 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.43 | 8.49 | top 16.0% | 391 / 2,003 | |
| 2×2 | 3.40 | 5.09 | top 19.0% | 724 / 3,018 | |
| Megaminx | 1:51.78 | 1:56.11 | top 41.4% | 475 / 1,042 | |
| Clock | 15.19 | 18.50 | top 48.7% | 344 / 652 | |
| Skewb | 9.11 | 18.03 | top 49.2% | 652 / 1,157 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.21 | 46.46 | top 59.5% | 1,074 / 1,672 | |
| 4×4 | 1:38.76 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,448 / 1,845 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 56 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 278 / 317 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Contrarreloj - San Andrés Cholula 2026.
- 23 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cubing BUAP 2025.
- 13 Jul 2024First competition: Puebla de Zaragoza Open 2024. A 14.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Contrarreloj - San Andrés Cholula 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Mexican Championship 2025 · 18 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- SilencESFM 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing BUAP 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Naucalli Ce 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Coacalcubo 2025 · 26 Apr 2025
- Texcoco Open Z 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Skewbragón México 2024 · 1 Sep 2024
- Aragón Treasure 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Puebla de Zaragoza Open 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 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.
- Gamaliel Jimenez Oropeza — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead once
- Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- William Gael Contreras González — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.