People · Venezuela
Juan David Lagos Botina
Skewb · top 5.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024BOTI01
Juan David Lagos Botina has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.08, set at Ciudad Blanca Ibarra 2026, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12th in Venezuela. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since November 2024, he has put 302 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.92 in November 2024 to 9.70, a 43% improvement. Juan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.08 | 4.86 | top 5.4% | 12 / 151 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.60 | 7.72 | top 5.9% | 27 / 410 | |
| 3×3 | 9.70 | 12.25 | top 6.6% | 54 / 1,005 | |
| 2×2 | 2.67 | 4.08 | top 10.6% | 60 / 550 | |
| Clock | 9.38 | 11.65 | top 21.9% | 16 / 64 | |
| 4×4 | 51.22 | 58.13 | top 26.2% | 67 / 258 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.28 | 34.68 | top 40.1% | 106 / 262 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.75 | 2:05.75 | top 42.4% | 57 / 115 |
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
- 5 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.70 at Ciudad Blanca Ibarra 2026.
- 5 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Ciudad Blanca Ibarra 2026.
- 26 Sep 2025Four personal bests in one day at Venezuela Nationals 2025.
- 16 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubeando en Mérida 2025.
- 19 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.78 at Unicentro Cúcuta V2 2025.
- 19 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Unicentro Cúcuta V2 2025.
Competitions
- Ciudad Blanca Ibarra 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Fest Mérida 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NxN Unicentro Cúcuta 2026 · 25 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubo Nevado Mérida 2025 · 14 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Venezuela Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubeando en Mérida 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Metropolis Lara League I 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Unicentro Cúcuta V2 2025 · 19 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Day for PRs Tachira 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 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.
- Lago Ezequiel Terán Paredes — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Rafael Antonio Sanchez — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniel Alexander Medina Márquez — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.