People · Spain
Julen Barrenetxea González
Pyraminx · top 4.2% of 130,891 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023GONZ29
Julen Barrenetxea González has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.16, set at Izarraizpe Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 136th in Spain. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since May 2023, he has put 305 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.60 in May 2023 to 2.33, a 69% improvement. Julen has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.16 | 7.28 | top 4.2% | 136 / 2,901 | |
| 2×2 | 2.33 | 3.54 | top 7.4% | 289 / 3,897 | |
| 3×3 | 17.21 | 19.13 | top 31.8% | 1,354 / 5,202 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.60 | 39.91 | top 56.6% | 700 / 1,335 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.55 at Gasteiz Open 2026.
- 25 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Sarriguren Open 2025.
- 19 Aug 2023First sub-30 3×3: 26.17 at Portugalete Open 2023.
- 19 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Portugalete Open 2023.
- 6 May 2023First competition: Erandio TxikiOpen 2023. A 40.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Durango Open 2026 · 18 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Izarraizpe Open 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cintruenigo Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Liérganes Open 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Gasteiz Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Urnieta Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
- Sarriguren Open 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Gan Open 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Bilbao Open 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Sarriguren Open 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Estella-Lizarra Open 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Urnieta Open 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Portugalete Open 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Erandio TxikiOpen 2023 · 6 May 2023
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.
- Alex Rosado Saez de Langarica — met in 55 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rubén López de Juan — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Miguel González Fernández — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 26 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.