People · Colombia
Luis Mateo Peñuela Jara
Megaminx · top 0.72% of 34,786 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018JARA06
Luis Mateo Peñuela Jara has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 35.66, set at Megalovers Bogotá 2025, puts him in the top 0.72% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in Colombia. Until July 2016, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since December 2018, he has put 738 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.57 in December 2018 to 8.13, a 51% improvement. Luis has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 35.66 | 38.93 | top 0.72% | 2 / 533 | |
| Square-1 | 7.82 | 9.77 | top 2.8% | 3 / 317 | |
| 3×3 | 8.13 | 10.47 | top 3.0% | 118 / 5,812 | |
| 4×4 | 32.56 | 41.22 | top 4.6% | 51 / 1,270 | |
| Skewb | 3.32 | 6.28 | top 6.7% | 85 / 1,065 | |
| Clock | 6.10 | 7.66 | top 7.6% | 39 / 435 | |
| 5×5 | 1:05.47 | 1:17.03 | top 8.7% | 45 / 506 | |
| 2×2 | 2.82 | 3.74 | top 12.2% | 378 / 3,615 | |
| 7×7 | 3:35.66 | 3:56.47 | top 21.8% | 43 / 182 | |
| 6×6 | 2:33.10 | 2:36.79 | top 27.2% | 62 / 232 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.18 | 31.02 | top 32.0% | 335 / 1,175 |
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 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Megalovers Bogotá 2025.
- 2 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Anapoima II 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Colombian Nationals Avenida Chile 2024.
- 28 Oct 2023Four personal bests in one day at Ibagué 2023.
- 7 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at 75 por Ciento II Bogotá 2023.
- 7 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at 75 por Ciento II Bogotá 2023.
Competitions
- WCA South American Championship 2026 · 12 Jun 2026
- Feral Ricaurte Cundinamarca 2025 · 12 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- MYHM Colombian Nationals Eje Cafetero 2025 · 15 Nov 2025
- Los Heroes Bogotá 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Megalovers Bogotá 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Anapoima II 2025 · 2 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Colombian Nationals Avenida Chile 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Vibra Social Girardot Cundinamarca 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- APA Cube Bogota 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ibagué Mercacentro 10 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ibagué 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- 75 por Ciento II Bogotá 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Rey de Reyes Bogotá 2023 · 7 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ibagué Rain Cube 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Ibagué Open 2019 · 31 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Melgar Summer 2018 · 1 Dec 2018
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.
- Dennis Rosero — met in 126 rounds, finished ahead 97 times
- Eduard Esteban García Domínguez — met in 123 rounds, finished ahead 89 times
- Juan Sebastian Mendez Llanos — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 Megaminx single — 75 people have one; it is 5.66 away.
- A sub-6 Square-1 single — 201 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.