People · United States
Mark Padilla
3×3 · top 6.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018PADI01
Mark Padilla has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.75, set at UCLA Spring 2026, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,779th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since January 2018, he has put 20 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.32 in January 2018 to 9.75, a 40% improvement. Mark has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.75 | 13.36 | top 6.8% | 3,779 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.74 | 11.07 | top 51.0% | 15,045 / 29,168 |
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
- 15 Feb 2026First sub-15 3×3: 10.50 at UCLA Spring 2026.
- 15 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.75 at UCLA Spring 2026.
- 13 Jan 2018First competition: Thanks Four The Invite 2018. A 16.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCLA Spring 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Thanks Four The Invite 2018 · 13 Jan 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.
- Anka Engin — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ryan Woytowitz — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sena Y. Zhang — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 1.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.