People · Spain
Javier Tovar Castro
Skewb · top 1.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016CAST23
Javier Tovar Castro has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.11, set at Fuenlabrada Open 2018, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 79th in Spain. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 50 competitions since May 2016, he has put 2,923 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.00 in May 2016 to 8.68, a 61% improvement. Javier has entered 50 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.11 | 3.67 | top 1.7% | 79 / 1,685 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.85 | 6.14 | top 3.1% | 103 / 2,865 | |
| 3×3 | 8.68 | 11.43 | top 4.1% | 173 / 5,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.90 | 16.42 | top 5.9% | 59 / 1,315 | |
| 5×5 | 1:02.62 | 1:14.13 | top 7.0% | 43 / 863 | |
| 2×2 | 2.43 | 4.66 | top 8.2% | 327 / 3,845 | |
| 4×4 | 37.10 | 46.38 | top 8.8% | 134 / 1,762 | |
| 7×7 | 2:54.27 | 2:57.79 | top 9.0% | 14 / 260 | |
| 6×6 | 1:54.94 | 2:09.06 | top 9.0% | 19 / 316 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.17 | 1:45.95 | top 32.2% | 214 / 874 | |
| Clock | 16.25 | 20.37 | top 52.7% | 448 / 876 | |
| Square-1 | 34.05 | 43.31 | top 56.9% | 307 / 604 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:16.71 | — | early days — 3 solves | 207 / 273 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 219 / 282 |
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
- 2 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Tio Pep Cubea 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Six personal bests in one day at NxN Muro Cubea 2023.
- 7 Sep 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.79 at IndalOpen 2019.
- 7 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at IndalOpen 2019.
- 19 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at WCA European Championship 2018.
- 16 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at El Escorial Open 2018.
Competitions
- Ruta Valenciana II: Tio Pep 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Segundo Aldeilla: NxNxN Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- URJC Open 2024 · 10 Feb 2024
- Margarita Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023
- Chanquete Open 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Tio Pep Cubea 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Parla Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Nhood Alcalá Mystery Open 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NxN Muro Cubea 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Getafe Continúa 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Baztan Open 2023 · 7 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- URJC Open 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Campeonato de España 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Chanquete Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022
- Archena Open 2022 · 5 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Parla Open 2022 · 9 Jul 2022
- X-Madrid Open 2022 · 21 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Getafe Vuelve 2022 · 19 Mar 2022
- UCLM Cuenca Open 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Getafe Continúa 2020 · 1 Feb 2020
- Kubekings Villanueva Open 2019 · 2 Nov 2019
- UPM Open 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- IndalOpen 2019 · 7 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Bilbao Open 2019 · 31 Aug 2019
- Archena Open 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Parla Open 2019 · 16 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- FMC 2019 · 15 Jun 2019
- UCM Open 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Cervantes Cubea 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Getafe Vuelve 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Fuenlabrada Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Kubekings Villanueva Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Spanish Championship 2018 · 12 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Arnold Open 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Tembleque Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Bilbao Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- WCA European Championship 2018 · 19 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- El Escorial Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Parla Open 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Madrid Open 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Euskadi Open Portugalete 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Imaginalia Open 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- Iruña Open 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Fuenlabrada Open 2017 · 8 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Villanueva Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2017 · 13 Oct 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- El Escorial Open 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Madrid Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 9 personal bests set
- Fuenlabrada Open 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- El Escorial Open 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 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.
- Manuel Prieto de Antón — met in 509 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Iván Brigidano Pérez — met in 363 rounds, finished ahead 277 times
- Daniel Ortega Pastor — met in 346 rounds, finished ahead 156 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.