People · Guatemala
Esteban Palacios
3×3 · top 7.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018PALA08
Esteban Palacios has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.84, set at Speedcubing Academy Xelajú 2019, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 45th in Guatemala. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2018, he has put 88 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.98 in December 2018 to 9.84, a 38% improvement. Esteban has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.84 | 12.64 | top 7.0% | 45 / 1,226 | |
| 2×2 | 3.77 | 6.31 | top 23.6% | 151 / 717 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.37 | — | top 66.8% | 190 / 303 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.43 | 17.73 | top 79.7% | 358 / 466 |
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
- 17 May 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Speedcubing Academy Xelajú 2019.
- 9 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.87 at Huehue Open 2019.
- 19 Dec 2018First competition: GuateMaya Open 2018. A 18.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xela Open 2019 · 7 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcubing Academy Xelajú 2019 · 17 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Huehue Open 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- GuateMaya Open 2018 · 19 Dec 2018 — 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.
- Pablo Say — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Olander Rafael Hernández Morales — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Rodrigo Pinto — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.