People · Chile
Manuel Ernesto Torres Vega
Square-1 · top 3.3% of 25,272 all-time · competing since February 2015 · 2015VEGA02
Manuel Ernesto Torres Vega has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 8.16, set at DEC Open 2017, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Chile. Until November 2013, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 35 competitions since February 2015, he has put 1,269 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.72 in February 2015 to 9.27, a 69% improvement. Manuel has entered 35 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 | Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 8.16 | 11.60 | top 3.3% | 8 / 176 | |
| Skewb | 3.00 | 5.66 | top 5.0% | 18 / 314 | |
| 3×3 | 9.27 | 10.71 | top 5.5% | 109 / 2,080 | |
| 4×4 | 35.76 | 39.92 | top 7.4% | 52 / 562 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.17 | 1:20.48 | top 12.4% | 32 / 223 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.89 | 7.77 | top 12.5% | 85 / 871 | |
| Megaminx | 1:05.53 | 1:16.77 | top 13.0% | 38 / 196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.89 | 20.95 | top 14.8% | 70 / 458 | |
| 2×2 | 3.29 | 4.43 | top 17.7% | 228 / 1,303 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:28.47 | — | top 22.5% | 5 / 58 | |
| 6×6 | 2:34.34 | 2:41.21 | top 27.8% | 32 / 97 | |
| 7×7 | 4:27.14 | — | top 40.2% | 36 / 76 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 14 / 40 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 16:19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8 / 13 | |
| Clock | 17.69 | 20.82 | top 57.8% | 68 / 101 |
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
- 30 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at San Cristobal Open Sucre 2026.
- 23 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.27 at Cuñape Open SCZ 2026.
- 23 Jan 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Cuñape Open SCZ 2026.
- 12 Mar 2022Four personal bests in one day at Lima Cuberano 2022.
- 9 Jul 2017Four personal bests in one day at Crazy Cubes Open 2017.
- 24 Jun 2017Four personal bests in one day at Latin America Cubing Tour - Lima 2017.
Competitions
- CubiKonce 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Bigs & Blind CBBA 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- San Cristobal Open Sucre 2026 · 30 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cuñape Open SCZ 2026 · 23 Jan 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Lima Cuberano 2022 · 12 Mar 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Melipilla Open 2018 · 14 Jan 2018
- DEC Open 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Crazy Cubes Open 2017 · 9 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Latin America Cubing Tour - Lima 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Latin America Cubing Tour - Arequipa 2017 · 22 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Latin America Cubing Tour - Cochabamba 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Latin America Cubing Tour - Santiago 2017 · 10 Jun 2017
- Rubik Soletta Santiago 2017 · 1 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedsolving Huancayo 2017 · 5 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Crazy Cubes Summer 2017 · 26 Feb 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik Soletta Concepción 2017 · 29 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- IN OPEN 2.0 2017 · 7 Jan 2017
- Florida 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- CAVA Open 2016 · 15 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Sótero del Río 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Instituto Nacional Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Los Lagos Open 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- CECREA 2016 · 13 Feb 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Campeonato Chileno de Verano 2016 · 23 Jan 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Las Lomas 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- LMDL Open 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Santa Rosa Open 2015 · 5 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Instituto Nacional Open 2015 · 29 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Hector Salinas Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Campeonato Chileno de Invierno 2015 · 27 Jun 2015
- Valpo 2015 · 13 Jun 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- LSLC Open 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- UTN Otoño 2015 · 9 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- La Florida Open V2 2015 · 25 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- La Florida Open 2015 · 28 Feb 2015
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.
- Felipe Medel — met in 139 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Emilio Eleodoro Lahsen Ramírez — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Raúl Low Beattie — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 Square-1 single — 766 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.