People · Chile
Gabriel Garces
3×3 · top 7.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016GARC45
Gabriel Garces has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.95, set at Santiago UV de Otoño 2018, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 147th in Chile. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since September 2016, he has put 348 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.91 in September 2016 to 9.95, a 74% improvement. Gabriel has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.95 | 11.94 | top 7.3% | 147 / 2,080 | |
| Skewb | 3.46 | 5.85 | top 7.5% | 29 / 314 | |
| 4×4 | 43.21 | 49.84 | top 16.0% | 115 / 562 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.03 | 22.99 | top 20.5% | 98 / 458 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.96 | 1:29.32 | top 20.6% | 61 / 223 | |
| 2×2 | 4.22 | 5.50 | top 29.3% | 377 / 1,303 | |
| 6×6 | 3:36.43 | 3:47.43 | top 57.3% | 70 / 97 | |
| Square-1 | 34.66 | 1:00.51 | top 57.8% | 122 / 176 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:48.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 29 / 58 |
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
- 14 Apr 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Santiago UV de Otoño 2018.
- 14 Apr 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Santiago UV de Otoño 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at La Serena Open 2018.
- 2 Dec 2017Four personal bests in one day at Instituto Nacional Open 2017.
- 27 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at DEC Open 2017.
- 1 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Rubik Soletta Santiago 2017.
Competitions
- Colegio Arabe Open 2018 · 2 Jun 2018
- Santiago UV de Otoño 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- La Serena Open 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Instituto Nacional Open 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- DEC Open 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Open La Florida 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Latin America Cubing Tour - Santiago 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik Soletta Santiago 2017 · 1 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- IN OPEN 2.0 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Florida 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- CAVA Open 2016 · 15 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Sótero del Río 2016 · 3 Sep 2016
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.
- Felipe Medel — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Irenco Peña Henríquez — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Rodrigo Cabezas — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.