People · Argentina
Federico Helguera
3×3 · top 4.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024HELG02
Federico Helguera has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.63, set at Salta al Cubo 2025, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 64th in Argentina. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2024, he has put 344 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.60 in January 2024 to 8.63, a 26% improvement. Federico has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.63 | 11.38 | top 4.0% | 64 / 1,694 | |
| 2×2 | 2.67 | 4.33 | top 10.6% | 110 / 1,203 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.89 | 25.23 | top 12.3% | 69 / 598 | |
| Square-1 | 13.19 | 18.91 | top 12.3% | 25 / 157 | |
| Megaminx | 1:14.00 | 1:43.80 | top 18.0% | 77 / 314 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.85 | 7.44 | top 18.9% | 162 / 830 | |
| 4×4 | 47.38 | 55.93 | top 21.3% | 128 / 615 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.55 | 2:00.91 | top 35.0% | 107 / 296 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:08.37 | — | early days — 2 solves | 84 / 95 |
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
- 4 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Salta al Cubo 2025.
- 16 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at Circuito Termal del Cubo 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.07 at Santiago del Estero Cubea V2 2024.
- 26 Oct 2024Five personal bests in one day at Santiago del Estero Cubea V2 2024.
- 7 Sep 2024Six personal bests in one day at Salta al Cubo V2 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at Salta al Cubo 2024.
Competitions
- Salta al Cubo 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Circuito Termal del Cubo 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Santiago del Estero Cubea V2 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Salta al Cubo V2 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Salta al Cubo 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- NxN Di Tella 2024 · 27 Jan 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.
- Carlos Villanueva — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Marco Lauxmann Granillo — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 8 times · head to head
- Ulises Amaru Acosta García — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.