People · Spain
Ismael Martín Katerji
Skewb · top 40.4% of 74,164 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023KATE04
Ismael Martín Katerji has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 7.88, set at Isla Cristina Open 2026, puts him in the top 40.4% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 787th in Spain. Across 12 competitions since November 2023, he has put 235 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:01.05 in November 2023 to 21.03, a 66% improvement. Ismael has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 7.88 | 12.58 | top 40.4% | 787 / 1,699 | |
| 3×3 | 21.03 | 28.51 | top 42.9% | 1,870 / 5,202 | |
| 2×2 | 5.85 | 7.38 | top 49.4% | 1,741 / 3,897 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.23 | 13.91 | top 54.8% | 1,532 / 2,901 | |
| 4×4 | 1:52.23 | — | top 78.0% | 1,251 / 1,778 | |
| Clock | 29.02 | — | top 83.1% | 718 / 891 | |
| 5×5 | 4:52.15 | — | early days — 1 solve | 813 / 874 |
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
- 11 Apr 2026First sub-30 3×3: 29.95 at Mairena Open 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Mairena Open 2026.
- 22 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Gelves Open 2025.
- 22 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Ruta Cubera: Fuentes de Andalucía Open 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024First sub-60 3×3: 42.38 at Macarena Speedcubing Open 2024.
- 25 Nov 2023First competition: Mairena Open 2023. A 1:01.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Carmona Open 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Isla Cristina Open 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Mairena Open 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Campeonato de Andalucía 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Gelves Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Puerto Real Camaleón Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Costa de la Luz Open 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Ruta Cubera: Fuentes de Andalucía Open 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Écija Open 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Macarena Speedcubing Open 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Nervión Open 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mairena Open 2023 · 25 Nov 2023
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.
- Fernando Sáez Lázaro — met in 51 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alejandro Delgado Barcia — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
- Raúl Cuevas Castillo — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.