People · Mexico
Jose Luis Cabadas Garcia
2×2 · top 2.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016GARC53
Jose Luis Cabadas Garcia has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.48, set at Mexican Championship 2023, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 68th in Mexico. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2016, he has put 201 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.60 in October 2016 to 8.32, a 39% improvement. Jose 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 | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.48 | 4.34 | top 2.1% | 68 / 3,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.00 | 13.29 | top 3.0% | 48 / 1,672 | |
| 3×3 | 8.32 | 9.89 | top 3.4% | 165 / 4,263 | |
| 4×4 | 37.45 | 39.18 | top 9.2% | 194 / 1,845 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.33 | 1:23.60 | top 19.5% | 216 / 1,042 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.81 | 2:14.22 | top 29.7% | 347 / 1,010 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.86 | 10.08 | top 35.0% | 826 / 2,003 | |
| Clock | 12.69 | 13.37 | top 38.2% | 271 / 652 |
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
- 25 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Vaquita Morelia 2026.
- 5 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Pony Open Morelia 2024.
- 14 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.94 at Mexican Championship 2023.
- 14 Dec 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Mexican Championship 2023.
- 28 Oct 2016First competition: Argetlam 2016. A 14.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vaquita Morelia 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Pony Open Morelia 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Pony Open Morelia 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Mexican Championship 2023 · 14 Dec 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Argetlam 2016 · 28 Oct 2016 — 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.
- Eduardo Antonio Lara Martínez — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Julián García Sánchez — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Victor Hugo Valencia Espinoza — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.