People · Mexico
Paolo Ceciliano Rivera
2×2 · top 3.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022RIVE10
Paolo Ceciliano Rivera has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.71, set at Volcano in Puebla 2023, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 107th in Mexico. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2022, he has put 242 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.86 in September 2022 to 8.79, a 32% improvement. Paolo 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 | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.71 | 4.31 | top 3.2% | 107 / 3,043 | |
| 3×3 | 8.79 | 10.45 | top 4.4% | 223 / 4,305 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.14 | 6.06 | top 8.4% | 216 / 2,014 | |
| Megaminx | 1:05.80 | 1:13.51 | top 13.2% | 148 / 1,063 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.36 | 21.91 | top 16.1% | 298 / 1,685 | |
| 4×4 | 45.18 | 49.77 | top 18.6% | 415 / 1,858 | |
| Skewb | 6.51 | 10.26 | top 29.9% | 433 / 1,176 | |
| 5×5 | 1:34.11 | 1:38.65 | top 30.8% | 358 / 1,012 | |
| 6×6 | 3:21.20 | — | early days — 2 solves | 268 / 510 | |
| 7×7 | 6:37.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 356 / 476 |
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
- 14 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Mexican Championship 2023.
- 14 Oct 2023Six personal bests in one day at Volcano in Puebla 2023.
- 12 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Cube Inn CDMX 2023.
- 15 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Cronos Querétaro 2023.
- 14 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at IZcube 2023.
- 14 Apr 2023Five personal bests in one day at IZcube 2023.
Competitions
- Naucalli Ce 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Aragón Treasure 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Donas en Tlalocan Volumen 1 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mexican Championship 2023 · 14 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Volcano in Puebla 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Cube Inn CDMX 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cronos Querétaro 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- IZcube 2023 · 14 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Fénix México 2022 · 3 Sep 2022
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.
- Rodrigo González Hernández — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Salma Sydykov Méndez — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Alfredo Vasquez Mendoza — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.