People · Mexico
Ismael Cruz Vázquez
2×2 · top 9.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017VAZQ07
Ismael Cruz Vázquez has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.50, set at Metropolitano Monterrey 2018, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 340th in Mexico. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2017, he has put 98 official solves on the record across nine events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 13.58 in August 2017 to 9.57, a 30% improvement. Ismael has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 2.50 | 4.88 | top 9.0% | 340 / 3,043 | |
| 3×3 | 14.00 | 18.50 | top 21.0% | 1,167 / 4,305 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.56 | 1:30.51 | top 26.0% | 296 / 1,063 | |
| Skewb | 6.19 | 10.51 | top 27.3% | 402 / 1,176 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.39 | 1:05.87 | top 36.9% | 825 / 1,858 | |
| Square-1 | 29.70 | 34.09 | top 48.9% | 233 / 525 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.57 | 11.96 | top 49.6% | 1,111 / 2,014 | |
| 5×5 | 2:19.52 | — | top 60.9% | 682 / 1,012 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,217 / 1,685 |
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
- 19 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at La Sillan't Monterrey 2024.
- 14 Jul 2018First sub-20 3×3: 14.00 at Vitesse Monterrey 2018.
- 14 Jul 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.00 at Vitesse Monterrey 2018.
- 12 Aug 2017First competition: Metropolitano 2017. A 24.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- La Sillan't Monterrey 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Metropolitano Monterrey 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Vitesse Monterrey 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Metropolitano 2017 · 12 Aug 2017 — 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.
- Miguel Alejandro Blanco Ríos — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Milton Alexis Tamez Aleman — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Diego Villarreal Salinas — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.