People · Mexico
Iván Axel Soto Espinoza
3×3 · top 6.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024ESPI32
Iván Axel Soto Espinoza has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.45, set at El Centinela Mexicali 2025, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 312th in Mexico. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2024, he has put 119 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.28 in December 2024 to 9.45, a 42% improvement. He 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.45 | 13.60 | top 6.0% | 312 / 4,263 | |
| 2×2 | 3.14 | 4.15 | top 15.9% | 625 / 3,018 | |
| 4×4 | 47.33 | 1:00.55 | top 21.2% | 469 / 1,845 | |
| Skewb | 7.14 | 9.18 | top 34.7% | 489 / 1,157 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.39 | 34.81 | top 40.4% | 743 / 1,672 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.93 | 2:11.48 | top 43.1% | 494 / 1,042 | |
| 5×5 | 1:54.73 | 2:07.39 | top 45.8% | 518 / 1,010 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.36 | 12.79 | top 55.8% | 1,227 / 2,003 |
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
- 15 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.45 at El Centinela Mexicali 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025Eight personal bests in one day at El Centinela Mexicali 2025.
- 10 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Dunas en Mexicali 2025.
- 19 Apr 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.33 at Mexicali Rose 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First competition: El Centinela Mexicali 2024. A 16.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- El Centinela Mexicali 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Dunas en Mexicali 2025 · 10 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Mexicali Rose 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- El Centinela Mexicali 2024 · 14 Dec 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.
- Ian Yazid Zavala — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cesar Gustavo Ceceña Lara — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Daniel Isaac Garcia Arechiga — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.