People · Mexico
Gabriel Marín Santana
2×2 · top 6.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023SANG12
Gabriel Marín Santana has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.20, set at Cubeando en el Río Guadalajara 2026, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 232nd in Mexico. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since October 2023, he has put 229 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.92 in June 2024 to 2.20, a 55% improvement. Gabriel has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.20 | 3.63 | top 6.3% | 232 / 3,043 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.72 | 5.74 | top 6.4% | 160 / 2,014 | |
| 3×3 | 12.26 | 14.97 | top 14.9% | 823 / 4,305 | |
| Clock | 8.62 | 10.23 | top 18.0% | 142 / 660 | |
| Skewb | 6.72 | 9.33 | top 31.5% | 455 / 1,176 | |
| Megaminx | 1:38.48 | 2:14.43 | top 33.8% | 390 / 1,063 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.88 | — | top 46.8% | 1,022 / 1,858 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.22 | 48.01 | top 55.9% | 1,013 / 1,685 | |
| 5×5 | 2:48.04 | — | top 73.9% | 798 / 1,012 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | 57.00 | early days — 3 solves | 257 / 317 | |
| Square-1 | 1:04.40 | — | early days — 3 solves | 438 / 525 | |
| 6×6 | 7:55.64 | — | early days — 3 solves | 501 / 510 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Minerva Zapopan 2026.
- 25 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at CUAAD Huentitán Open 2025.
- 1 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.89 at Minerva Zapopan 2025.
- 1 Aug 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Minerva Zapopan 2025.
- 21 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubo Azul Guadalajara 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Niños Héroes Jalisco 2024.
Competitions
- Cubeando en el Río Guadalajara 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Minerva Zapopan 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- CUAAD Huentitán Open 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Minerva Zapopan 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Cubo Azul Guadalajara 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Zapopan Open 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Niños Héroes Jalisco 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CUCEI Open 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Niños Héroes Jalisco 2023 · 28 Oct 2023
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.
- Eduardo Daniel Perez Miramontes — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead once
- Luis Sinhue Medina Salas — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Saul Emmanuel Ramirez Gonzalez — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.