People · Ecuador
Matías Nicolás Herrera Cueva
2×2 · top 22.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023CUEV04
Matías Nicolás Herrera Cueva has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.69, set at UPEC Open 2025, puts him in the top 22.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 160th in Ecuador. Across 5 competitions since July 2023, he has put 67 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.08 in July 2023 to 14.79, a 58% improvement. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 3.69 | 6.41 | top 22.6% | 160 / 686 | |
| 3×3 | 14.79 | 17.05 | top 23.7% | 262 / 1,104 | |
| 4×4 | 1:41.79 | — | early days — 2 solves | 233 / 272 |
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 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.79 at UPEC Open 2025.
- 6 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at UPEC Open 2025.
- 10 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.12 at Ecuador Cubing 2024.
- 1 Sep 2023First sub-30 3×3: 26.16 at Ecuador Nationals 2023.
- 15 Jul 2023First competition: UTN Ibarra Open 2023. A 35.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UPEC Open 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Ambato Open 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ecuador Cubing 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ecuador Nationals 2023 · 1 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- UTN Ibarra Open 2023 · 15 Jul 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.
- Ronny Morocho — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ariel Vacacela — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Abril Cabezas Moreno — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.