People · Mexico
Erick Fernando Flores Contreras
2×2 · top 3.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016CONT03
Erick Fernando Flores Contreras has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.80, set at Return Open 2017, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 123rd in Mexico. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since June 2016, he has put 353 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.35 in June 2016 to 10.41, a 74% improvement. Erick has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.80 | 3.88 | top 3.6% | 123 / 3,018 | |
| 4×4 | 35.07 | 45.52 | top 6.8% | 139 / 1,845 | |
| 3×3 | 10.41 | 12.87 | top 8.7% | 456 / 4,263 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.33 | 6.50 | top 9.3% | 237 / 2,003 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.97 | 1:26.16 | top 17.5% | 194 / 1,010 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.75 | 26.90 | top 25.3% | 441 / 1,672 | |
| 6×6 | 2:46.91 | 2:54.08 | top 34.5% | 184 / 510 | |
| Megaminx | 2:00.45 | 2:16.35 | top 45.9% | 525 / 1,042 | |
| 7×7 | 6:40.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 353 / 472 |
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
- 14 Apr 2023Five personal bests in one day at IZcube 2023.
- 28 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Misión México 2019.
- 16 Feb 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.83 at Conde Open 2019.
- 5 Aug 2017First sub-30 3×3: 19.04 at Weas México 2017.
- 5 Aug 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.04 at Weas México 2017.
- 4 Jun 2016First competition: Speedcube Weekend Merida 2016. A 39.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mexican Championship 2025 · 18 Dec 2025
- Coacalcubo 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- NxN Tlaxcala 2025 · 19 Apr 2025
- BUAP: Ingenieros Open 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- SilencESCOM 2024 · 20 Sep 2024
- Texcoco Open Z 2024 · 8 Sep 2024
- Skewbragón México 2024 · 1 Sep 2024
- Aragón Treasure 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Mexican Championship 2023 · 14 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- IZcube 2023 · 14 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Misión México 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Conde Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Tlaxcala Sunshine 2018 · 30 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Return Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Weas México 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcube Weekend Merida 2016 · 4 Jun 2016
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.
- Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza — met in 64 rounds, never finished ahead
- Gamaliel Jimenez Oropeza — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Benjamin Sanchez Magaña — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 5.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.