People · Colombia
Michael Esteban Aparicio Castillo
2×2 · top 7.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024CAST94
Michael Esteban Aparicio Castillo has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at Edén Bogotá V 2025, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 250th in Colombia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2024, he has put 112 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 23% around a typical one; 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:16.84 in October 2024 to 16.51, a 79% improvement. Michael has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 6.83 | top 7.7% | 250 / 3,643 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.05 | 10.01 | top 20.4% | 449 / 2,423 | |
| 3×3 | 16.51 | 21.29 | top 29.6% | 1,352 / 5,867 | |
| Skewb | 7.15 | 15.36 | top 34.9% | 400 / 1,073 | |
| Clock | 13.05 | 16.77 | top 39.8% | 183 / 441 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.56 | 58.89 | top 75.5% | 940 / 1,192 |
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
- 3 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Titan Plaza Bogotá 2025.
- 15 Jun 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.63 at Metrópolis Bogotá 2025.
- 15 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Metrópolis Bogotá 2025.
- 2 Mar 2025First sub-30 3×3: 25.10 at Edén Bogotá 2025.
- 15 Dec 2024First sub-60 3×3: 32.18 at Avenida Chile XVIII 2024.
- 20 Oct 2024First competition: Avenida Chile XVI 2024. A 1:16.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubo Manía MFS Bello 2026 · 28 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Edén Bogotá V 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Titan Plaza Bogotá 2025 · 3 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Metrópolis Bogotá 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Edén Bogotá 2025 · 2 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Avenida Chile XVIII 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Avenida Chile XVI 2024 · 20 Oct 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.
- Dennis Rosero — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eduard Esteban García Domínguez — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jacob Goossens Celis — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.