People · Netherlands
Gael Castro
2×2 · top 15.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023CAST23
Gael Castro has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.14, set at Dutch Winter North 2024, puts him in the top 15.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 354th in the Netherlands. Across 9 competitions since April 2023, he has put 235 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.24 in April 2023 to 13.49, a 36% improvement. Gael 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 | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.14 | 4.30 | top 15.9% | 354 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 13.49 | 15.76 | top 19.2% | 562 / 2,294 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.96 | 9.20 | top 27.5% | 478 / 1,283 | |
| Skewb | 7.04 | 11.83 | top 34.0% | 355 / 957 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.10 | 32.45 | top 34.5% | 225 / 726 | |
| Square-1 | 23.35 | 31.96 | top 35.5% | 131 / 407 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.93 | 1:24.16 | top 45.8% | 449 / 1,000 | |
| Megaminx | 2:10.60 | — | top 51.5% | 221 / 414 | |
| 5×5 | 3:07.17 | — | top 80.3% | 421 / 532 | |
| Clock | 42.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 445 / 466 |
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 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bigger in Breda 2024.
- 24 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Arnhem Open B 2024.
- 14 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.90 at Dutch Winter North 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Autumn 2023.
- 10 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Amsterdam Open 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.79 at Dutch Open 2023.
Competitions
- Capelle Cubing 2024 · 9 Jun 2024
- Bigger in Breda 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Arnhem Open B 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Winter North 2024 · 14 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Autumn 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Amsterdam Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Ermelo Cubing A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 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.
- Tim van Loo — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Pablito Poye — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.