People · Mexico
Juan Carlos Montero González
Square-1 · top 8.5% of 25,272 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018GONZ20
Juan Carlos Montero González has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 11.28, set at Mololoa Open 2026, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 36th in Mexico. Until October 2009, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since June 2018, he has put 328 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.72 in June 2018 to 11.16, a 40% 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 | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 11.28 | 15.05 | top 8.5% | 36 / 516 | |
| 2×2 | 2.46 | 5.07 | top 8.5% | 310 / 3,018 | |
| 3×3 | 11.16 | 16.06 | top 11.0% | 595 / 4,263 | |
| 4×4 | 47.64 | 57.47 | top 21.7% | 477 / 1,845 | |
| Skewb | 7.22 | 8.80 | top 35.4% | 493 / 1,157 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.14 | 10.44 | top 37.4% | 871 / 2,003 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.23 | 45.59 | top 51.7% | 937 / 1,672 | |
| 5×5 | 2:05.56 | — | top 52.8% | 598 / 1,010 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.37 | — | early days — 3 solves | 722 / 1,042 | |
| Clock | 22.48 | 40.28 | top 71.3% | 480 / 652 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 219 / 317 |
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
- 18 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Mexican Championship 2025.
- 1 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at Minerva Zapopan 2025.
- 17 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Mololoa Open 2025.
- 10 Aug 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.97 at Mexican Championship 2018.
- 10 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Mexican Championship 2018.
- 23 Jun 2018First competition: Tonallan Open 2018. A 18.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mololoa Open 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UPEN Open 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Minerva Zapopan 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Mexican Championship 2025 · 18 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Enguasados en Nayarit 2025 · 10 Oct 2025
- Minerva Zapopan 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Mololoa Open 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Nayarit Open 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Matatipac Open 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Mexican Championship 2018 · 10 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Tonallan Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 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.
- Leonardo Sánchez Del Toro — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Luis Sinhue Medina Salas — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Kevin Fernando Gómez Ayón — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,533 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.