People · Spain
Marcos Juan López Barberá
3×3 · top 0.68% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023BARB18
Marcos Juan López Barberá has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.29, set at UPV Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.68% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 32nd in Spain. Until May 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since July 2023, he has put 659 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.00 in July 2023 to 6.29, a 52% improvement. Marcos has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.29 | 8.42 | top 0.68% | 32 / 5,141 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.41 | 4.09 | top 2.0% | 64 / 2,865 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.17 | 13.08 | top 2.0% | 20 / 1,315 | |
| 2×2 | 1.76 | 3.64 | top 3.4% | 137 / 3,845 | |
| Skewb | 3.25 | 5.82 | top 6.3% | 185 / 1,685 | |
| 4×4 | 39.14 | 47.01 | top 11.1% | 154 / 1,762 | |
| Megaminx | 1:03.86 | 1:13.38 | top 12.0% | 84 / 874 | |
| Clock | 19.78 | 20.53 | top 64.0% | 549 / 876 |
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
- 6 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Spanish Championship 2025.
- 17 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Valencia Arena Open 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Six personal bests in one day at Ruta Cubera: Orihuela Open 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bullas Open 2024.
- 17 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.43 at Ruta Valenciana I: Calp-Ifach 2024.
- 17 Aug 2024Six personal bests in one day at Ruta Valenciana I: Calp-Ifach 2024.
Competitions
- Tio Pep Cubeja 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UPV Open 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Ruta Cubera: Aigües Open 2025 · 25 Oct 2025
- Cartagena UPCT Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Valencia Arena Open 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Ruta Cubera: Orihuela Open 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Bullas Open 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Ruta Valenciana I: Calp-Ifach 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Fuente Álamo Open 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Aldeilla sin FMC Open 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Begastri Open 2023 · 26 Aug 2023
- Aldeilla FMC Open 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Pablo Amoraga Velasco — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Josete Sánchez — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Jose Sánchez García — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.