People · Mexico
Miguel Castillo Barajas
Skewb · top 7.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015BARA08
Miguel Castillo Barajas has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.40, set at Tonallan Open 2018, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 125th in Mexico. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2015, he has put 137 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 5.07 in July 2017 to 3.40, a 33% improvement. Miguel has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.40 | 5.33 | top 7.1% | 125 / 1,157 | |
| 3×3 | 10.44 | 11.47 | top 8.8% | 464 / 4,263 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.13 | 7.18 | top 14.0% | 347 / 2,003 | |
| 2×2 | 3.73 | 4.28 | top 23.1% | 855 / 3,018 | |
| 4×4 | 51.95 | 55.94 | top 27.1% | 610 / 1,845 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.77 | 28.20 | top 30.8% | 544 / 1,672 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.85 | 1:53.27 | top 39.0% | 433 / 1,010 | |
| Megaminx | 2:00.46 | — | early days — 2 solves | 527 / 1,042 | |
| 6×6 | 3:55.35 | 4:06.81 | early days — 3 solves | 325 / 510 | |
| 7×7 | 7:04.96 | — | early days — 1 solve | 371 / 472 | |
| Square-1 | 1:02.67 | — | early days — 1 solve | 424 / 516 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 Jun 2018Five personal bests in one day at Tonallan Open 2018.
- 21 Jul 2017First sub-20 3×3: 11.03 at Cool Toons Guadalajara 2017.
- 21 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 11.03 at Cool Toons Guadalajara 2017.
- 21 Jul 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Cool Toons Guadalajara 2017.
- 15 Jul 2015First competition: CUCEI Open 2015. A 25.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tonallan Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Cool Toons Guadalajara 2017 · 21 Jul 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- CUCEI Open 2015 · 15 Jul 2015
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.
- Christian Alexis Hurtado Lopez — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Victor Rafael Ortiz Villaseñor — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Luis Sinhue Medina Salas — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.