People · Costa Rica
Gabriel Montano Loría
2×2 · top 12.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025LORI01
Gabriel Montano Loría has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.86, set at Cubithon San José 2026, puts him in the top 12.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 45th in Costa Rica. Across 5 competitions since November 2025, he has put 144 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 14.73 in November 2025 to 5.84, a 60% improvement. Gabriel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.86 | 6.16 | top 12.7% | 45 / 312 | |
| Clock | 7.92 | 10.06 | top 14.8% | 4 / 22 | |
| Skewb | 4.86 | 7.79 | top 17.1% | 29 / 135 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.84 | 7.87 | top 18.8% | 48 / 229 | |
| 3×3 | 18.75 | 24.08 | top 36.5% | 165 / 374 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.61 | 1:19.94 | top 49.4% | 93 / 132 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.40 | 43.48 | top 61.5% | 101 / 137 | |
| Megaminx | 2:32.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 64 / 85 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 9 / 15 | |
| Square-1 | 48.84 | — | early days — 1 solve | 42 / 55 | |
| 5×5 | 2:55.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 70 / 77 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Sep 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.75 at Cube Days at SEK 2026.
- 26 Sep 2026Five personal bests in one day at Cube Days at SEK 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026Six personal bests in one day at Cubithon San José 2026.
- 23 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Tibas 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026First sub-30 3×3: 23.34 at Cubing Plaza Real Alajuela 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Plaza Real Alajuela 2026.
Competitions
- Cube Days at SEK 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubithon San José 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubing Tibas 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Plaza Real Alajuela 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Costa Rica Nationals 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
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.
- Christian Rodríguez — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jose Daniel Solano Rodríguez — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Andrés Hernández Cabrera — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,366 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.