People · Panama
Gabriel Arrue Mcclarin
3×3 · top 3.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024MCCL06
Gabriel Arrue Mcclarin has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.18, set at Road to Nats: El Dorado 2026, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in Panama. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2024, he has put 189 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.36 in June 2024 to 8.18, a 72% improvement. Gabriel 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 | Panama | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.18 | 10.29 | top 3.1% | 10 / 283 | |
| Skewb | 2.88 | 4.30 | top 4.4% | 5 / 68 | |
| Megaminx | 1:04.56 | 1:08.31 | top 12.4% | 8 / 42 | |
| Square-1 | 13.23 | 21.61 | top 12.5% | 2 / 17 | |
| 2×2 | 2.88 | 4.20 | top 12.9% | 22 / 192 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.73 | 1:37.79 | top 19.0% | 10 / 38 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.10 | 21.17 | top 20.8% | 22 / 80 | |
| 4×4 | 56.33 | 1:04.18 | top 32.4% | 23 / 71 | |
| 6×6 | 4:05.38 | 4:19.16 | top 67.4% | 12 / 17 | |
| 7×7 | 8:19.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14 / 14 |
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 Oct 2026Six personal bests in one day at Road to Nats: El Dorado 2026.
- 8 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.49 at Panama Nationals 2025.
- 8 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Panama Nationals 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025Six personal bests in one day at Dolphin Cup ISP II 2025.
- 16 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.41 at Beyond the Cube PTY 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Guararé Cubing 2024.
Competitions
- Road to Nats: El Dorado 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Panama Nationals 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Dolphin Cup ISP II 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Beyond the Cube PTY 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Guararé Cubing 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Dolphin Cup ISP 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Panamá 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Desafío 50 Años Altaplaza 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
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.
- Gustavo Ross — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Egdar Castillo — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- David Montenegro — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.