People · Colombia
Luis Carlos Gomez Velez
2×2 · top 3.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022VELE03
Luis Carlos Gomez Velez has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.80, set at Yumbo al Cubo 2025, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 119th in Colombia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 25 competitions since September 2022, he has put 465 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.93 in September 2022 to 11.03, a 67% improvement. Luis has entered 25 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.80 | 6.25 | top 3.6% | 119 / 3,615 | |
| 3×3 | 11.03 | 14.89 | top 10.6% | 431 / 5,812 | |
| 4×4 | 47.49 | 54.16 | top 21.5% | 287 / 1,270 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.11 | 2:08.81 | top 48.7% | 298 / 506 | |
| Megaminx | 2:51.47 | 3:15.82 | top 70.8% | 463 / 533 |
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
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-30 3×3: 14.94 at Yumbo 2023.
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 14.94 at Yumbo 2023.
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.94 at Yumbo 2023.
- 4 Sep 2022First competition: Bibliopen Cali 2022. A 32.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vijes Al Cubo 2026 · 30 Aug 2026
- Bibliopen IV Cali 2026 · 29 Aug 2026
- Coliseo al Gratín Yumbo 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Chipichape al Cubo II 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- MYHM Colombian Nationals Eje Cafetero 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Comicfest Cali II 2025 · 1 Nov 2025
- Wemblind Quimbaya III 2025 · 5 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Yumbo al Cubo 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Unicentro Armenia IV 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Comicfest Cali 2025 · 2 May 2025
- Chipichape al Cubo 2025 · 6 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- La Estacion Cali 2025 · 23 Feb 2025
- Paulo VI Cartago 2025 · 19 Jan 2025
- Único Cali 2024 · 6 Oct 2024
- Único Yumbo 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Yumbo Univalle 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Wembley Quimbaya 2024 · 30 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- NxN Cali 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Prenacionales Colombia 2024 · 12 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubing Yumbo 2024 · 20 Apr 2024
- Unicentro Armenia 2024 · 7 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Libre Cube Challenge 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Popayán 2024 · 17 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Yumbo 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bibliopen Cali 2022 · 4 Sep 2022
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.
- Samuel Martinez Sanchez — met in 87 rounds, never finished ahead
- Juan Pablo Erazo Mazuera — met in 80 rounds, never finished ahead
- Samuel German Giraldo Quintero — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.