People · United States
Israel T. Palacios
3×3 · top 3.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024PALA10
Israel T. Palacios has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.23, set at Nebraska Championship 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,819th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2024, he has put 127 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.97 in August 2024 to 8.23, a 37% improvement. Israel 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.23 | 9.82 | top 3.2% | 1,819 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 12.34 | 18.51 | top 10.6% | 743 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 1:08.13 | 1:14.46 | top 14.5% | 985 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 44.12 | 53.49 | top 17.2% | 2,614 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.45 | 26.20 | top 21.7% | 2,786 / 15,683 |
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
- 10 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Nebraska Championship 2026.
- 18 Jul 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.90 at Missouri Championship 2025.
- 3 Aug 2024First competition: KCKC 5 Fast and Furious 2024. A 12.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nebraska Championship 2026 · 10 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Lawrence Summer 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Missouri Championship 2025 · 18 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kansas City Side Events 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Nebraska Championship 2025 · 11 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- KCKC 5 Fast and Furious 2024 · 3 Aug 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.
- Zachary Johnson — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Chaeli Baker — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Trenton Cuzick — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-12 Square-1 single — 2,502 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.