People · Peru
Esteban Ponce Herrera
3×3 · top 3.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023HERR33
Esteban Ponce Herrera has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.56, set at Oso Cubing Fest I Lima 2024, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 145th in Peru. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2023, he has put 176 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.42 in September 2023 to 8.56, a 44% improvement. Esteban has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Peru | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.56 | 9.85 | top 3.9% | 145 / 4,362 | |
| 2×2 | 2.06 | 2.96 | top 5.2% | 135 / 2,429 | |
| 4×4 | 34.88 | 41.93 | top 6.7% | 77 / 850 |
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
- 19 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Oso Cubing Fest I Lima 2024.
- 25 May 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.68 at TCG Space lll Santa Anita 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.84 at Plaza Center Cube Lima II 2023.
- 16 Sep 2023First competition: Plaza Center Cube Lima I 2023. A 16.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- TCG Space lV Santa Anita 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Peru Nationals 2024 · 22 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Oso Cubing Fest I Lima 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- TCG Space lll Santa Anita 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Plaza Center Cube Lima IV 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- TCG Space II Santa Anita 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Plaza Center Cube Lima II 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Plaza Center Cube Lima I 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 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.
- Esthephano Ponce — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jose Antonio Cuipal Maguiña — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Pedro Giuseppe Garcia Milla — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.