People · United States
Gregory Lopez
Pyraminx · top 2.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018LOPE25
Gregory Lopez has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.52, set at BeCubed Summer 2022, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 595th in the United States. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 22 competitions since July 2018, he has put 673 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.23 in July 2018 to 8.74, a 68% improvement. Gregory has entered 22 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.52 | 5.52 | top 2.2% | 595 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 8.74 | 10.95 | top 4.3% | 2,382 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.04 | 3.33 | top 5.0% | 2,003 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 11.61 | 14.38 | top 9.1% | 649 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:11.90 | — | top 16.7% | 322 / 2,092 | |
| 4×4 | 46.33 | 52.22 | top 20.0% | 3,031 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 5.42 | 8.51 | top 21.4% | 3,411 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 9.57 | 10.75 | top 23.0% | 1,763 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.93 | 29.05 | top 25.8% | 3,333 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.81 | 1:46.07 | top 28.7% | 1,994 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.80 | 1:47.32 | top 28.8% | 2,258 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:04.31 | 3:12.34 | top 43.1% | 1,602 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 42.67 | top 48.3% | 1,031 / 2,040 | |
| 7×7 | 4:53.44 | 5:13.89 | top 48.8% | 1,413 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 4 cubes · 30:11 | — | early days — 1 solve | 569 / 731 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 20:40.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 391 / 440 |
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
- 7 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at WCC Western Championship 2022.
- 26 Nov 2021Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2021.
- 25 Jan 2020Six personal bests in one day at SacCubing IX 2020.
- 5 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Mudd Fall 2019.
- 31 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.75 at AZCubing Summer 2019.
- 31 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at AZCubing Summer 2019.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2023 · 3 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Arizona Speedcubing Summer 2023 · 15 Jul 2023
- Never Stop Turning AZ 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- You Only Need a 3x3 AZ 2023 · 15 Apr 2023
- Sleepless in Seattle 2023 · 18 Feb 2023
- AZCubing Winter 2022 · 17 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- WCC Western Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- BeCubed Summer 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Long Beach Spring 2022 · 14 May 2022
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2021 · 26 Nov 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing IX 2020 · 25 Jan 2020 — 6 personal bests set
- AZCubing Winter 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Mudd Fall 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- AZCubing Summer 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- BeCubed Summer 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- AZCubing Spring 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Mudd Winter 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Another Bruin Cube Day 2019 · 12 Jan 2019
- AZCubing Open 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- AZCubing Big Cube Brawl 2018 · 27 Oct 2018
- BeCubed Summer 2018 · 27 Jul 2018
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.
- Dan Tran — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ivan Vanek — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Paul Mahvi — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.