People · Venezuela
José Ángel Luyo Santana
Pyraminx · top 13.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2022 · 2022SANT03
José Ángel Luyo Santana has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.04, set at Sambil Valencia 2024, puts him in the top 13.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 61st in Venezuela. Across 16 competitions since February 2022, he has put 534 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.93 in February 2022 to 12.42, a 54% improvement. He has entered 16 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 | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.04 | 6.43 | top 13.4% | 61 / 410 | |
| 3×3 | 12.42 | 15.86 | top 15.3% | 144 / 1,005 | |
| 2×2 | 3.54 | 5.22 | top 20.7% | 106 / 550 | |
| Square-1 | 17.92 | 31.50 | top 23.2% | 14 / 52 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.29 | 29.65 | top 24.0% | 62 / 262 | |
| Skewb | 6.53 | 7.68 | top 30.0% | 49 / 151 | |
| 4×4 | 56.84 | 1:04.42 | top 32.9% | 87 / 258 | |
| Megaminx | 2:03.55 | 2:13.97 | top 47.8% | 61 / 115 | |
| 5×5 | 2:21.75 | 2:37.18 | top 61.9% | 78 / 112 |
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
- 26 Sep 2025Four personal bests in one day at Venezuela Nationals 2025.
- 2 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.24 at Sambil Valencia 2024.
- 2 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Sambil Valencia 2024.
- 24 Nov 2023Six personal bests in one day at Venezuela Nationals 2023.
- 26 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Sambil Valencia Cubing Day 2023.
- 20 Nov 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.92 at Cubeando Ando Cojedes 2022.
Competitions
- Venezuela Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Road to Nats Maracay 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Road to Nats Valencia 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in Unicentro Maracay 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Sambil Valencia 2024 · 2 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Los Aviadores Aragua 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubeando Ando Cojedes 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Venezuela Nationals 2023 · 24 Nov 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Sambil Valencia 2023 · 29 Oct 2023
- Cubing & Books Caracas 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Aragua Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Metropolis Barquisimeto 2023 · 28 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Sambil Caracas Edition 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Sambil Valencia Cubing Day 2023 · 26 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubeando Ando Cojedes 2022 · 20 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Back to Cubing San Carlos 2022 · 6 Feb 2022 — 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.
- Rafael Antonio Sanchez — met in 102 rounds, finished ahead once
- Fabián Villavicencio — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Miguel Vidal — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.