People · Mexico
Ernesto Adrian Romero Caballero
3×3 · top 2.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2019 · 2019CABA04
Ernesto Adrian Romero Caballero has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.61, set at Cubing Tlaxcala 2023, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 99th in Mexico. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since September 2019, he has put 677 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.61 in September 2019 to 7.61, a 28% improvement. Ernesto has entered 17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.61 | 9.44 | top 2.1% | 99 / 4,263 | |
| 4×4 | 30.56 | 38.80 | top 3.2% | 57 / 1,845 | |
| 5×5 | 58.59 | 1:09.28 | top 4.8% | 43 / 1,010 | |
| Skewb | 3.56 | 5.46 | top 8.1% | 141 / 1,157 | |
| 2×2 | 2.44 | 4.14 | top 8.3% | 304 / 3,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.51 | 21.79 | top 11.4% | 201 / 1,672 | |
| Megaminx | 1:07.39 | 1:13.49 | top 14.1% | 157 / 1,042 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.44 | 8.51 | top 16.1% | 393 / 2,003 | |
| Square-1 | 16.32 | 26.34 | top 19.4% | 84 / 516 | |
| 6×6 | 2:18.60 | 2:30.93 | top 19.8% | 101 / 510 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:42.39 | — | top 27.5% | 50 / 251 | |
| Clock | 10.68 | 13.73 | top 28.5% | 208 / 652 | |
| 7×7 | 4:05.95 | 4:21.51 | top 33.0% | 159 / 472 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 4 cubes · 24:26 | — | top 41.5% | 30 / 87 |
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
- 22 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Vasconcubos 2024.
- 12 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cube Inn CDMX 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Toros Open 2023.
- 14 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at IZcube 2023.
- 7 Jan 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Cubing Tlaxcala 2023.
- 3 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.76 at Fénix México 2022.
Competitions
- Cubing Express Buenavista 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Naucalli Ce 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- BUAP: Ingenieros Open 2024 · 30 Nov 2024
- SilencESCOM 2024 · 20 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Aragón Treasure 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Vasconcubos 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Mexican Championship 2023 · 14 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Speed Cubing Fest Pachuca 2023 · 15 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Inn CDMX 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Toros Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- TizaCubing 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- IZcube 2023 · 14 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Tlaxcala 2023 · 7 Jan 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Fénix México 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Telpochcalli Tlaxcala 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Roble Cubing Open 2019 · 1 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Misión México 2019 · 28 Sep 2019
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.
- Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez — met in 132 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza — met in 124 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Alejandro Daniel Salceda Corvera — met in 116 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.