People · Mexico
Jorge Rafael Castañeda Sánchez
3×3 · top 4.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2010 · 2010CAST01
Jorge Rafael Castañeda Sánchez has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.61, set at Volcano in Puebla 2023, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 203rd in Mexico. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since July 2010, he has put 950 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.41 in July 2010 to 8.61, a 73% improvement. Jorge has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.61 | 10.18 | top 4.0% | 203 / 4,305 | |
| 4×4 | 32.19 | 39.71 | top 4.4% | 87 / 1,858 | |
| Megaminx | 51.16 | 56.77 | top 5.7% | 59 / 1,063 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.13 | 6.98 | top 8.4% | 214 / 2,014 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.61 | 1:09.89 | top 10.1% | 109 / 1,012 | |
| 6×6 | 2:00.40 | 2:05.70 | top 11.2% | 48 / 510 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 4.80 | top 11.2% | 421 / 3,043 | |
| 7×7 | 3:08.66 | 3:18.49 | top 12.9% | 55 / 476 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.47 | 21.91 | top 13.8% | 263 / 1,685 | |
| Square-1 | 17.58 | 27.06 | top 22.4% | 101 / 525 | |
| Skewb | 6.57 | 8.32 | top 30.4% | 438 / 1,176 | |
| Clock | 11.71 | 12.42 | top 33.5% | 247 / 660 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:12.83 | — | early days — 1 solve | 205 / 251 |
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
- 14 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Mexican Championship 2023.
- 12 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Minerva Open 2022.
- 7 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at Quetzal Cubing 2019.
- 27 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at NxN Tlaxcala 2019.
- 29 Jun 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.18 at Side Events Puebla 2019.
- 29 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Side Events Puebla 2019.
Competitions
- Mexican Championship 2023 · 14 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Volcano in Puebla 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Minerva Open 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Fénix México 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Quetzal Cubing 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- NxN Tlaxcala 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Beyond Zacatecas 2019 · 6 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Side Events Puebla 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- IT Puebla 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Tunas Open 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Mexican Championship 2018 · 10 Aug 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Return Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Weas México 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Cool Toons Guadalajara 2017 · 21 Jul 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Tlaxcala Open 2016 · 2 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Copa Rubik Sigi 2015 · 31 Jan 2015 — 1 personal best set
- CUCEI Championship 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Guadalajara Open 2010 · 24 Jul 2010
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.
- Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza — met in 172 rounds, never finished ahead
- Juan de Dios Noriega Sánchez — met in 117 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
- Angel Arrioja Landa — met in 114 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 2.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.