People · Ecuador
Matías José Morales López
2×2 · top 3.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024LOPE50
Matías José Morales López has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.78, set at UTN Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12th in Ecuador. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since July 2024, he has put 294 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.22 in July 2024 to 9.25, a 65% improvement. He 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 | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.78 | 4.15 | top 3.5% | 12 / 686 | |
| 3×3 | 9.25 | 10.98 | top 5.5% | 38 / 1,104 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.52 | 7.40 | top 5.5% | 20 / 394 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.95 | 15.80 | top 6.0% | 9 / 243 | |
| Skewb | 3.86 | 8.89 | top 10.0% | 20 / 165 | |
| 4×4 | 44.18 | 49.22 | top 17.3% | 44 / 272 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.87 | 1:56.82 | top 33.0% | 30 / 108 | |
| Clock | 13.20 | 18.63 | top 40.5% | 16 / 56 | |
| Megaminx | 2:25.80 | 2:47.47 | top 59.2% | 86 / 115 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 14 / 23 | |
| Square-1 | 1:31.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 35 / 36 |
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
- 11 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at UTN Open 2026.
- 9 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.94 at Copa Soledad Baby Libros 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Tabacundo Open 2026.
- 8 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at El Coca Open 2025.
- 15 Aug 2025Nine personal bests in one day at Ecuador Nationals 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.39 at Riobamba Open 2025.
Competitions
- UTN Open 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- WCA South American Championship FMC 2026 · 31 May 2026
- Copa Soledad Baby Libros 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Tabacundo Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- El Coca Open 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Ecuador Nationals 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 9 personal bests set
- Riobamba Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Ecuador Nationals 2024 · 10 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- UTN Ibarra Open 2024 · 13 Jul 2024
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.
- Luis Fernando Aldás Cuestas — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Sebastián Mateo España Chango — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Ronny Morocho — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.