People · Mexico
Marco Alejandro Castillo Arango
3×3 · top 5.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023ARAN05
Marco Alejandro Castillo Arango has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.40, set at D Amicis Puebla 2024, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 304th in Mexico. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2023, he has put 265 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.68 in May 2023 to 2.56, a 30% improvement. Marco has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.40 | 11.90 | top 5.8% | 304 / 4,263 | |
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 3.80 | top 9.5% | 355 / 3,018 | |
| Clock | 9.03 | 11.78 | top 20.1% | 154 / 652 | |
| 4×4 | 46.82 | 57.46 | top 20.6% | 453 / 1,845 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.26 | 27.05 | top 21.2% | 378 / 1,672 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.45 | 8.31 | top 23.4% | 582 / 2,003 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.03 | 1:39.82 | top 28.1% | 323 / 1,010 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 44.00 | early days — 3 solves | 93 / 317 | |
| Megaminx | 1:44.72 | 1:47.16 | top 37.4% | 429 / 1,042 | |
| Skewb | 11.51 | 16.73 | top 63.6% | 816 / 1,157 | |
| 6×6 | 3:56.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 331 / 510 | |
| 7×7 | 7:39.43 | — | early days — 2 solves | 398 / 472 |
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
- 14 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.40 at D Amicis Puebla 2024.
- 14 Sep 2024Seven personal bests in one day at D Amicis Puebla 2024.
- 17 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Huitzitzilli Tlaxcala 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at Maxixcatzin Tlaxcala 2024.
- 6 May 2023First competition: Calmecac Tlaxcala 2023. A 13.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Los Fuertes V2 Puebla 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- D Amicis Puebla 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Huitzitzilli Tlaxcala 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Puebla de Zaragoza Open 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Los Fuertes Puebla 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Maxixcatzin Tlaxcala 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Volcano in Puebla 2023 · 14 Oct 2023
- Zaragoza Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Calmecac Tlaxcala 2023 · 6 May 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.
- David Adán Rivera — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
- Miguel Ángel Cruz Hernández — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.