People · Chile
José Luis Alejandro Rivera Araya
3×3 · top 2.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019ARAY01
José Luis Alejandro Rivera Araya has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.03, set at Rancagua Open 2023, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 49th in Chile. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since March 2019, he has put 670 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.96 in March 2019 to 8.03, a 46% improvement. He has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.03 | 9.97 | top 2.8% | 49 / 2,080 | |
| Megaminx | 46.95 | 52.95 | top 3.8% | 13 / 196 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.17 | 4.44 | top 4.2% | 29 / 871 | |
| 2×2 | 2.08 | 4.03 | top 5.3% | 49 / 1,303 | |
| 4×4 | 35.19 | 42.91 | top 6.9% | 47 / 562 | |
| Clock | 7.50 | 8.82 | top 12.9% | 11 / 101 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.57 | 1:28.72 | top 18.0% | 51 / 223 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.20 | 27.68 | top 34.7% | 174 / 458 | |
| 6×6 | 2:57.21 | 3:09.28 | early days — 3 solves | 51 / 97 |
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 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Santiago UV Open 2022.
- 3 Sep 2022Five personal bests in one day at Requínoa Open 2022.
- 11 Jun 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.29 at Olimpiadas de la Mente - Santiago 2022.
- 23 Oct 2021Three personal bests in one day at Chile Comeback - Chillán Open 2021.
- 2 Mar 2019First competition: Serena Open 2019. A 14.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Viña Summer 2026 · 24 Jan 2026
- Rancagua Open 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024 · 22 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Parquemet Cubing 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Salesianos de Macul Open 2023 · 10 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cuerpo Central Open 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Montealegre Winter Open 2023 · 27 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Machalí Open 2023 · 22 Jul 2023
- Rancagua Open 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Open Ovalle Summer 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cerrillos al Cubo 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Santiago UV Open 2022 · 15 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Requínoa Open 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Olimpiadas de la Mente - Santiago 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Chillan CDP 2022 · 28 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Melipilla Open 2021 · 4 Dec 2021
- Chile Comeback - Chillán Open 2021 · 23 Oct 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- La Serena Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Serena Open 2019 · 2 Mar 2019
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.
- Felipe Medel — met in 131 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Michael Fonseca — met in 121 rounds, finished ahead 44 times
- Cristóbal Opazo Bravo — met in 110 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 6.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.