People · Argentina
Ismael Gabriel Soto
3×3 · top 3.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2019 · 2019SOTO10
Ismael Gabriel Soto has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.28, set at Madryn al Cubo 2022, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 53rd in Argentina. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2019, he has put 378 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.23 in October 2019 to 8.28, a 42% improvement. Ismael has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.28 | 11.28 | top 3.3% | 53 / 1,717 | |
| 4×4 | 33.98 | 40.56 | top 5.9% | 31 / 632 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.33 | 8.18 | top 15.3% | 126 / 841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.59 | 23.31 | top 16.7% | 93 / 618 | |
| 2×2 | 3.43 | 4.64 | top 19.4% | 227 / 1,223 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.41 | 1:37.76 | top 28.5% | 93 / 304 | |
| Megaminx | 1:56.27 | 2:04.96 | top 43.9% | 154 / 317 | |
| Clock | 17.93 | 24.33 | top 58.5% | 124 / 187 | |
| 6×6 | 5:50.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 97 / 112 |
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
- 9 Sep 2023Eight personal bests in one day at Comodoro Cubea 2023.
- 10 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at Madryn al Cubo II 2022.
- 8 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Madryn al Cubo 2022.
- 20 Nov 2021First sub-10 3×3: 8.54 at Argentina ReOpen 2021.
- 20 Nov 2021Five personal bests in one day at Argentina ReOpen 2021.
- 13 Oct 2019First competition: Patagonia Open 2019. A 14.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Comodoro Cubea V2 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Comodoro Cubea 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Madryn al Cubo II 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Madryn al Cubo 2022 · 8 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Argentina ReOpen 2021 · 20 Nov 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- Patagonia Open 2019 · 13 Oct 2019 — 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.
- Aaron Scarpati Curin — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Lucio Mateo Diaz — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 37 times · head to head
- Theo Goluboff — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 3.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.