People · New Zealand
Marc Jehezekel Viernes
2×2 · top 5.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023VIER01
Marc Jehezekel Viernes has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.09, set at All Welcome Adelaide 2025, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 124th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2023, he has put 154 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 12.07 in January 2023 to 2.09, an 83% improvement. Marc has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.09 | 3.97 | top 5.4% | 124 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.73 | 6.64 | top 6.4% | 106 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 | 12.76 | 16.32 | top 16.6% | 345 / 2,095 | |
| Skewb | 5.95 | 8.19 | top 25.4% | 190 / 666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.42 | 39.23 | top 52.1% | 279 / 600 | |
| Megaminx | 2:31.54 | — | early days — 3 solves | 192 / 283 | |
| Clock | 31.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 279 / 303 |
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
- 22 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.14 at All Welcome Adelaide 2025.
- 22 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at All Welcome Adelaide 2025.
- 10 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Adelaide Summer 2025.
- 4 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at SA Sprint Showdown 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.36 at Adelaide Summer 2024.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-30 3×3: 24.67 at South Australian Open 2023.
Competitions
- All Welcome Adelaide 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2025 · 10 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- SA Sprint Showdown 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- South Australian Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Adelaide Autumn 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Adelaide Summer 2023 · 28 Jan 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.
- Adrian Oon — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Aston Culf — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Nathanial Taylor — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.