People · Argentina
Luka Arce González
Skewb · top 0.95% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018GONZ25
Luka Arce González has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.81, set at Litoral Cubea 2023, puts him in the top 0.95% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5th in Argentina. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 36 competitions since July 2018, he has put 2,234 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.75 in July 2018 to 8.14, a 78% improvement. Luka has entered 36 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.81 | 3.71 | top 0.95% | 5 / 405 | |
| 2×2 | 1.48 | 3.19 | top 2.1% | 32 / 1,203 | |
| 3×3 | 8.14 | 9.99 | top 3.0% | 48 / 1,694 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.87 | 3.94 | top 3.2% | 32 / 830 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.26 | 16.59 | top 3.4% | 17 / 598 | |
| Megaminx | 54.01 | 1:00.57 | top 7.0% | 31 / 314 | |
| Clock | 6.19 | 7.69 | top 7.9% | 20 / 175 | |
| 4×4 | 38.02 | 43.01 | top 9.8% | 55 / 615 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.92 | 1:24.79 | top 17.5% | 49 / 296 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | 44.33 | top 20.4% | 22 / 83 | |
| 6×6 | 2:27.30 | 2:42.35 | top 24.2% | 24 / 110 | |
| Square-1 | 19.45 | 29.57 | top 26.7% | 47 / 157 | |
| 7×7 | 4:03.63 | 4:17.29 | top 32.1% | 31 / 98 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:15.64 | — | early days — 1 solve | 64 / 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
- 22 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Di Tella Open v2 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Litoral Cubea 2023.
- 29 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Berisso al Cubo 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Tres Estrellas 2023.
- 19 Nov 2022Four personal bests in one day at Buenos Aires Cubea 2022.
- 7 Oct 2022Six personal bests in one day at Nacionales Argentinas 2022.
Competitions
- Nacionales Argentinas 2025 · 5 Dec 2025
- Salta al Cubo 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Desafío Cubero Alta Gracia 2025 · 7 Jun 2025
- Entre Ríos Cubea 2025 · 24 May 2025
- Pai Open VCP 2025 · 25 Jan 2025
- Rosario Siempre Estuvo Cerca 2024 · 17 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Abierto del Mirador en Primavera 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Salta al Cubo V2 2024 · 7 Sep 2024
- Córdoba Cubea 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024 · 22 Jul 2024
- Santa Rosa Cubea 2024 · 8 Jun 2024
- Terrazas de Mayo Cubero 2024 · 26 May 2024
- Salta al Cubo 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Abierto de La Matanza 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Di Tella Open v2 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Litoral Cubea 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Santa Fe Cubea 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Berisso al Cubo 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Abierto de Pascuas 2023 · 7 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Di Tella Open 2023 · 18 Mar 2023
- Tres Estrellas 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cariló Open 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Buenos Aires Cubea 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Nacionales Argentinas 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Abierto del Mirador 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2022 · 22 Jul 2022 — 9 personal bests set
- Jaqueca de Florida 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Santa Fe Open 2022 · 15 Apr 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Güemes Open 2022 · 15 Jan 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- Hernando Summer 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- Nacionales Argentinas 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Santa Fe Primavera 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Santa Fe Invierno 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Villa Carlos Paz Otoño 2019 · 19 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Happy Spring MDQ 2018 · 17 Nov 2018
- VCP Invierno 2018 · 28 Jul 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.
- Theo Goluboff — met in 396 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Federico da Fonseca — met in 389 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Gael Augusto Lapeyre — met in 337 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.