People · Argentina
Juan Francisco Taborda
Pyraminx · top 6.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023TABO06
Juan Francisco Taborda has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.70, set at Villa María al Cubo 2025, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 56th in Argentina. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since September 2023, he has put 618 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.67 in September 2023 to 10.89, a 58% 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 | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.70 | 6.49 | top 6.3% | 56 / 830 | |
| 3×3 | 10.89 | 13.54 | top 10.1% | 172 / 1,694 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 4.25 | top 11.6% | 123 / 1,203 | |
| 4×4 | 41.01 | 57.39 | top 13.3% | 84 / 615 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.78 | 21.56 | top 14.5% | 80 / 598 | |
| Square-1 | 14.52 | 17.90 | top 15.3% | 32 / 157 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.99 | 1:20.08 | top 19.2% | 81 / 314 | |
| Clock | 9.48 | 12.04 | top 22.5% | 45 / 175 | |
| Skewb | 6.09 | 9.10 | top 26.4% | 116 / 405 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.41 | 1:55.24 | top 35.7% | 111 / 296 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:41.73 | — | early days — 3 solves | 47 / 95 |
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
- 16 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Desafío Cubero Alta Gracia 2026.
- 13 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at Villa María al Cubo 2025.
- 16 Aug 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Circuito Termal del Cubo 2025.
- 7 Jun 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Desafío Cubero Alta Gracia 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Pai Open VCP 2025.
- 17 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Córdoba Cubea 2024.
Competitions
- Desafío Cubero Alta Gracia 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Nacionales Argentinas 2025 · 5 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Villa María al Cubo 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Circuito Termal del Cubo 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Desafío Cubero Alta Gracia 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Pai Open VCP 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Córdoba Cubea 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024 · 22 Jul 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Santa Fe Cubea 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Río Cuarto al Cubo 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Santiago Cubea 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 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.
- Ulises Amaru Acosta García — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead 25 times · head to head
- Matías Ponte — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Agustín Gonzalez — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 29 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.