People · Guatemala
José Carlos Romero Muralles
2×2 · top 10.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022MURA14
José Carlos Romero Muralles has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.60, set at Décimo Aniversario Guatemala 2023, puts him in the top 10.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 57th in Guatemala. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2022, he has put 121 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.27 in December 2022 to 15.66, a 30% improvement. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.60 | 6.14 | top 10.0% | 57 / 741 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.66 | 7.60 | top 17.5% | 81 / 481 | |
| Skewb | 5.32 | 8.07 | top 20.7% | 36 / 206 | |
| 3×3 | 15.66 | 17.61 | top 26.8% | 232 / 1,255 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.27 | 1:43.41 | top 32.3% | 60 / 138 | |
| 4×4 | 1:35.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 198 / 310 |
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
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.08 at Décimo Aniversario Guatemala 2023.
- 9 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Décimo Aniversario Guatemala 2023.
- 16 Dec 2022First competition: Nacionales Guatemala 2022. A 22.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UVG Cubing 2026 · 20 Jun 2026
- La Cacería GT 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Caré Open 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Décimo Aniversario Guatemala 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Nacionales Guatemala 2022 · 16 Dec 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.
- Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dany Cutzal — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jose Javier Melendez Maldonado — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.