People · Mexico
José María Salmerón Loza
2×2 · top 7.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023LOZA06
José María Salmerón Loza has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.32, set at Nawi Tlaxcala 2026, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 265th in Mexico. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since May 2023, he has put 410 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.31 in May 2023 to 10.51, a 55% improvement. He has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 2.32 | 3.87 | top 7.2% | 265 / 3,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.98 | 7.51 | top 7.5% | 188 / 2,003 | |
| 3×3 | 10.51 | 11.84 | top 9.0% | 475 / 4,263 | |
| Clock | 7.13 | 7.76 | top 11.4% | 96 / 652 | |
| 4×4 | 41.72 | 45.61 | top 14.2% | 313 / 1,845 | |
| Skewb | 5.79 | 12.54 | top 24.2% | 351 / 1,157 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.53 | 1:38.05 | top 26.9% | 304 / 1,010 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.99 | 28.01 | top 31.5% | 561 / 1,672 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.19 | 1:48.94 | top 34.7% | 398 / 1,042 | |
| 6×6 | 3:09.16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 239 / 510 | |
| 7×7 | 6:04.33 | — | early days — 1 solve | 314 / 472 |
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
- 8 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Icpitl Tlaxcala 2026.
- 1 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at 555 - Puebla 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Nawi Tlaxcala 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.17 at Contrarreloj - San Andrés Cholula 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Contrarreloj - San Andrés Cholula 2026.
- 28 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Todo o Nada - San Andrés Cholula 2025.
Competitions
- Icpitl Tlaxcala 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- 555 - Puebla 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Nawi Tlaxcala 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Contrarreloj - San Andrés Cholula 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Mexican Championship 2025 · 18 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Road to Nats: Puebla 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing BUAP 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Todo o Nada - San Andrés Cholula 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- 444 Puebla 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- D Amicis Puebla 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Puebla de Zaragoza Open 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Los Fuertes Puebla 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Toros Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Calmecac Tlaxcala 2023 · 6 May 2023
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 82 rounds, finished ahead once
- Shalem Birzavit Meneses Pérez — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Alejandro Daniel Salceda Corvera — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.