People · Colombia
Juan David Díaz Castellanos
4×4 · top 2.2% of 85,040 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022CAST35
Juan David Díaz Castellanos has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 28.82, set at Unicentro Tunja VI 2026, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17th in Colombia. Until April 2012, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2022, he has put 297 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.80 in November 2022 to 8.69, a 26% improvement. Juan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 28.82 | 32.63 | top 2.2% | 17 / 1,284 | |
| 3×3 | 8.69 | 10.60 | top 4.2% | 157 / 5,867 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.58 | 23.96 | top 16.7% | 165 / 1,192 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.56 | 8.61 | top 16.9% | 372 / 2,423 | |
| 2×2 | 3.32 | 4.96 | top 18.1% | 600 / 3,643 | |
| Skewb | 8.42 | 11.46 | top 44.5% | 513 / 1,073 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.76 | 2:35.91 | top 58.2% | 356 / 517 |
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 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Paipa al Cubo 2026.
- 8 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Unicentro Tunja VI 2026.
- 28 Jul 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.71 at Motavita Boyacá 2024.
- 3 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Boyaquirá Tunja 2023.
- 20 Nov 2022First competition: Duitama Open 2022. A 12.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Paipa al Cubo 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Unicentro Tunja VI 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Unicentro Tunja lV 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Unicentro Tunja III 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Motavita Boyacá 2024 · 28 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Boyaquirá Tunja 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Tunja 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Duitama Open 2022 · 20 Nov 2022 — 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.
- Juan Miguel Saboya Soto — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Eduard Esteban García Domínguez — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Martin Ayala Valderrama — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 3.82 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.