People · Chile
Gustavo Araneda
3×3 · top 4.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024ARAN05
Gustavo Araneda has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.04, set at Cubikonce Spring 2024, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 96th in Chile. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2024, he has put 167 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.90 in April 2024 to 9.04, a 30% improvement. Gustavo 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 | Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.04 | 11.10 | top 4.9% | 96 / 2,080 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.33 | 7.75 | top 9.3% | 64 / 871 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 3.87 | top 12.4% | 148 / 1,303 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.24 | 1:18.55 | top 12.5% | 33 / 223 | |
| 4×4 | 40.40 | 45.80 | top 12.6% | 94 / 562 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.65 | 1:33.80 | top 24.1% | 69 / 196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.74 | 24.69 | top 25.3% | 125 / 458 | |
| Square-1 | 21.66 | 28.13 | top 31.7% | 65 / 176 | |
| Skewb | 15.85 | — | early days — 2 solves | 282 / 314 |
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 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Nacionales Chilenas 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubikonce Spring 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.75 at Cubi Koronel 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at Cubi Koronel 2024.
- 25 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Concepción al Cubo V2 2024.
- 28 Apr 2024First competition: CubiTomé 2024. A 12.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nacionales Chilenas 2025 · 7 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubikonce Spring 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubi Koronel 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Concepción al Cubo V2 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubiTomé 2024 · 28 Apr 2024
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.
- Ignacio Ortiz — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Dante Navarro Vera — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Michael Fonseca — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.04 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.