People · Ecuador
José María Tamayo Vaca
2×2 · top 27.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023VACA05
José María Tamayo Vaca has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.11, set at UTN Open 2025, puts him in the top 27.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 193rd in Ecuador. Across 6 competitions since November 2023, he has put 108 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.98 in November 2023 to 17.39, a 46% improvement. He has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.11 | 7.06 | top 27.9% | 193 / 686 | |
| 3×3 | 17.39 | 21.75 | top 32.2% | 383 / 1,104 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.15 | 14.32 | top 46.1% | 191 / 394 | |
| Megaminx | 2:29.40 | 2:50.26 | top 60.8% | 87 / 115 | |
| 4×4 | 1:56.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 251 / 272 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 58.07 | — | top 82.8% | 219 / 243 |
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
- 12 Jul 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.15 at UTN Open 2025.
- 5 Jul 2025First sub-30 3×3: 20.49 at Quito SúperCube 2025.
- 10 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Ecuador Cubing 2024.
- 3 Nov 2023First competition: Cotacachi Open 2023. A 31.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tabacundo Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cuenca Open 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- UTN Open 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Quito SúperCube 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Ecuador Cubing 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cotacachi Open 2023 · 3 Nov 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.
- Matias Eduardo Recalde Ayala — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fabrizzio Alejandro Peñafiel Mena — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ronny Morocho — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.