People · Mexico
Israel Adrián Levi Palacios
Pyraminx · top 7.6% of 130,891 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023PALA17
Israel Adrián Levi Palacios has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.99, set at Mexican Championship 2025, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 192nd in Mexico. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since December 2023, he has put 109 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 10.87 in December 2023 to 3.99, a 63% improvement. Israel has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.99 | 6.79 | top 7.6% | 192 / 2,014 | |
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 6.14 | top 9.7% | 367 / 3,043 | |
| 3×3 | 20.61 | 25.76 | top 41.8% | 2,294 / 4,305 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.60 | — | top 59.7% | 1,284 / 1,858 | |
| 5×5 | 2:29.20 | — | top 65.4% | 726 / 1,012 | |
| Megaminx | 3:15.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 842 / 1,063 | |
| 6×6 | 5:59.45 | — | early days — 1 solve | 468 / 510 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:19.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,572 / 1,685 | |
| Clock | 43.42 | — | early days — 2 solves | 614 / 660 | |
| 7×7 | 9:28.40 | — | early days — 1 solve | 462 / 476 |
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
- 18 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Mexican Championship 2025.
- 27 Oct 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.87 at Liga SLP Jornada Verde 2024.
- 14 Dec 2023First competition: Mexican Championship 2023.
Competitions
- Cubo Laberinto 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Mexican Championship 2025 · 18 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Liga SLP Jornada Negro 2024 · 22 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Liga SLP Jornada Rojo 2024 · 1 Dec 2024
- Liga SLP Jornada Azul 2024 · 24 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Liga SLP Jornada Naranja 2024 · 3 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Liga SLP Jornada Verde 2024 · 27 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tunas Open SLP 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Mexican Championship 2023 · 14 Dec 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.
- Jaime Tadeo Perez Cardona — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Eduardo Rafael Mendiola Rosas — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Alonso Moreno — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.