People · Dominican Republic
Jake Céspedes Liriano
3×3 · top 8.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018LIRI01
Jake Céspedes Liriano has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.32, set at Santo Domingo Summer 2026, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 35th in the Dominican Republic. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since March 2018, he has put 406 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.74 in March 2018 to 10.32, a 65% improvement. Jake has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.32 | 12.45 | top 8.4% | 35 / 588 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.18 | 7.90 | top 8.6% | 13 / 192 | |
| 4×4 | 37.92 | 44.13 | top 9.7% | 14 / 136 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 4.46 | top 12.4% | 30 / 312 | |
| Skewb | 4.57 | 6.98 | top 15.0% | 12 / 81 | |
| Megaminx | 1:12.68 | 1:17.69 | top 17.3% | 7 / 79 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.51 | 1:33.88 | top 19.5% | 11 / 74 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:28.57 | — | top 22.5% | 2 / 20 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.77 | 32.01 | top 38.8% | 48 / 151 | |
| 6×6 | 3:46.24 | — | early days — 1 solve | 10 / 18 | |
| Clock | 24.02 | — | early days — 3 solves | 9 / 10 | |
| Square-1 | 1:33.87 | — | top 96.0% | 39 / 43 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 62 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 24 / 25 |
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
- 4 Jul 2026Six personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Summer 2026.
- 4 Oct 2025Five personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Otoño 2025.
- 5 Jul 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Summer 2025.
- 20 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.27 at Santo Domingo Summer 2019.
- 20 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Summer 2019.
- 12 Jan 2019First sub-20 3×3: 15.46 at A Cubear Con Puzzlemania 2019.
Competitions
- Santo Domingo Summer 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- WCA South American Championship 2026 · 12 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Winter 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Otoño 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Summer 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Summer 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Summer 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Santo Domingo Summer 2019 · 20 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- A Cubear Con Puzzlemania 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcubing RD 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- SD Winter 2018 · 3 Mar 2018
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.
- Emil Francisco Solano Gil — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Raimy Marte — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Luis Felipe Villamil Gil — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.