People · Spain
Javier Encinas
Skewb · top 8.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017ENCI01
Javier Encinas has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.62, set at El Tormes Open 2024, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 234th in Spain. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2017, he has put 276 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.93 in February 2017 to 12.83, a 24% improvement. Javier has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.62 | 5.02 | top 8.4% | 234 / 1,685 | |
| 3×3 | 12.83 | 13.47 | top 16.8% | 680 / 5,141 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.92 | 12.58 | top 27.2% | 817 / 2,865 | |
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 5.67 | top 27.6% | 1,050 / 3,845 | |
| 4×4 | 59.47 | 1:01.72 | top 35.9% | 522 / 1,762 | |
| Megaminx | 1:57.40 | 2:06.26 | top 44.3% | 315 / 874 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.38 | 37.61 | top 47.5% | 556 / 1,315 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.58 | 2:17.57 | top 49.6% | 351 / 863 | |
| Square-1 | 34.65 | 46.65 | top 57.8% | 312 / 604 |
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
- 24 Feb 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.83 at Altasierra 2018.
- 11 Nov 2017Nine personal bests in one day at Mijas Open 2017.
- 18 Feb 2017First competition: Altasierra 2017. A 16.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- El Tormes Open 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Lazarillo Open 2023 · 29 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- WCA European Championship 2018 · 19 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Altasierra 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Mijas Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 9 personal bests set
- Quijote Open 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Altasierra 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Carlos Méndez García-Barroso — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
- Guillermo Cascales Ñíguez — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Fernando Sáez Lázaro — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.