People · Dominican Republic
Joan Manuel Soto Baez
2×2 · top 14.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2016 · 2016BAEZ02
Joan Manuel Soto Baez has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.98, set at SD Winter 2018, puts him in the top 14.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 39th in the Dominican Republic. Across 7 competitions since March 2016, he has put 212 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.41 in March 2016 to 13.67, a 33% improvement. Joan 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 | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.98 | 6.79 | top 14.0% | 39 / 312 | |
| 3×3 | 13.67 | 15.57 | top 19.8% | 96 / 588 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.38 | 29.22 | top 40.3% | 53 / 151 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.76 | 15.23 | top 42.8% | 71 / 192 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.90 | 1:18.93 | top 48.7% | 61 / 136 | |
| 5×5 | 2:23.50 | 2:47.37 | top 62.8% | 41 / 74 | |
| Megaminx | 2:33.92 | 2:44.47 | top 63.1% | 39 / 79 |
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
- 5 Jul 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.67 at Santo Domingo Summer 2025.
- 6 May 2017Six personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Spring 2017.
- 8 Oct 2016Six personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Fall 2016.
- 13 Aug 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.06 at Santo Domingo Summer 2016.
- 26 Mar 2016First competition: Republica Dominicana Spring 2016. A 20.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Santo Domingo Winter 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Santo Domingo Summer 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- SD Winter 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Spring 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Fall 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Summer 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Republica Dominicana Spring 2016 · 26 Mar 2016
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.
- Raimy Marte — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
- Amaury Miguel Caballero — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mark Alexander Benítez Kernogo — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.