People · Ecuador
Joaquin Alejandro Bastidas Tobar
Pyraminx · top 4.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023TOBA02
Joaquin Alejandro Bastidas Tobar has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.27, set at Fundación de Cuenca Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in Ecuador. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since July 2023, he has put 568 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.17 in July 2023 to 9.35, a 73% improvement. Joaquin has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.27 | 6.99 | top 4.6% | 10 / 394 | |
| 3×3 | 9.35 | 14.33 | top 5.7% | 41 / 1,104 | |
| 2×2 | 2.17 | 3.86 | top 6.0% | 26 / 686 | |
| 4×4 | 50.18 | 54.47 | top 24.9% | 81 / 272 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.40 | 31.75 | top 27.1% | 84 / 243 | |
| Skewb | 6.35 | 9.27 | top 28.5% | 53 / 165 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.96 | 1:55.75 | top 35.8% | 52 / 115 | |
| Clock | 20.63 | 27.22 | top 66.5% | 45 / 56 | |
| Square-1 | 1:31.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 34 / 36 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 63 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 22 / 23 |
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 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Speedcube Cuenca 2025.
- 7 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at Apol Open Guayaquil 2024.
- 6 Jul 2024Four personal bests in one day at Vacaciones Cuenca Open 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.11 at Fundación de Cuenca Open 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at Fundación de Cuenca Open 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.16 at Cuenca Open 2024.
Competitions
- Vacaciones Cuenca Open 2026 · 1 Aug 2026
- Fundación de Cuenca Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cuenca Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Feliz Navidad Cuenca 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Biblián Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cuenca Open 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcube Cuenca 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Ecuador Nationals 2024 · 10 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Apol Open Guayaquil 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Vacaciones Cuenca Open 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Fundación de Cuenca Open 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Cuenca Open 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Cuenca Sigue Cubeando 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cuenca Cubea 2023 · 29 Jul 2023
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.
- Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta — met in 119 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Pablo Sebastián Arévalo Barros — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 25 times · head to head
- Anthony Mishquero — met in 90 rounds, finished ahead 77 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.