People · Colombia
Juan Camilo Zapata Salazar
2×2 · top 3.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016SALA17
Juan Camilo Zapata Salazar has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.78, set at Navidad Explora Medellín 2023, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 116th in Colombia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since October 2016, he has put 315 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.76 in October 2016 to 9.85, a 38% improvement. Juan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.78 | 3.82 | top 3.5% | 116 / 3,643 | |
| 3×3 | 9.85 | 11.76 | top 7.1% | 276 / 5,867 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.51 | 1:36.18 | top 17.8% | 122 / 544 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.76 | 27.62 | top 19.9% | 195 / 1,192 | |
| Skewb | 6.26 | 9.29 | top 27.9% | 332 / 1,073 | |
| 4×4 | 53.38 | 1:04.82 | top 28.9% | 388 / 1,284 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.48 | 12.98 | top 31.9% | 721 / 2,423 |
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 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at WCA South American Championship 2026.
- 27 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Amor y Amistad Aves María 2025.
- 7 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Poliedros Aves María 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Navidad Explora Medellín 2023.
- 9 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.61 at Medellín Explora 2017.
- 9 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Medellín Explora 2017.
Competitions
- Reto Finales Aves María 2026 · 4 Oct 2026
- WCA South American Championship 2026 · 12 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Regreso a Clases Aves Maria 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- MYHM Colombian Nationals Eje Cafetero 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Amor y Amistad Aves María 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Medellin Explora 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- José Félix de Restrepo Vélez 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Poliedros Aves María 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Navidad Explora Medellín 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Medellín Explora 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Torneo Medellín Explora 2016 · 15 Oct 2016
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.
- Mauro Yesid Dávila Dávila — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Cristian Castellanos Guevara — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Emmanuel Gallego Mejía — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.