People · Spain
Pau Bernat Talaya
2×2 · top 7.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024TALA01
Pau Bernat Talaya has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.33, set at L'Eliana Open 2024, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 289th in Spain. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since February 2024, he has put 305 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 59% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.84 in February 2024 to 13.58, a 56% improvement. Pau 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.33 | 6.11 | top 7.4% | 289 / 3,897 | |
| Skewb | 3.75 | 5.62 | top 9.3% | 260 / 1,699 | |
| 3×3 | 13.58 | 16.28 | top 19.6% | 813 / 5,202 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.00 | 11.49 | top 20.0% | 621 / 2,901 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.86 | 1:13.76 | top 43.9% | 672 / 1,778 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.47 | 35.06 | top 45.5% | 531 / 1,335 | |
| Clock | 14.60 | 20.54 | top 46.3% | 396 / 891 | |
| 5×5 | 2:19.85 | 2:27.71 | top 61.1% | 457 / 874 |
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
- 17 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Valencia Arena Open 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.65 at Ruta Cubera: Orihuela Open 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Ruta Cubera: Orihuela Open 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Canet d'en Berenguer Open 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-30 3×3: 19.88 at L'Eliana Open 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.88 at L'Eliana Open 2024.
Competitions
- Canet d'en Berenguer Open 2026 · 9 May 2026
- Ruta Cubera: Chera Open 2025 · 5 Jul 2025
- L'Eliana Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Valencia Arena Open 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Ruta Cubera: Orihuela Open 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Canet d'en Berenguer Open 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Burjassot Mini 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- L'Eliana Open 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Gran Asociación Open 2024 · 24 Feb 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.
- Rafa Diranzo Argatu — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Diego Serrano Martínez — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead once
- Elies Qin Lloret Garcia — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.