People · Panama
Pauls Joseph Castillo Vega
2×2 · top 34.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024VEGA01
Pauls Joseph Castillo Vega has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.63, set at Cubing Herrera 2026, puts him in the top 34.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 78th in Panama. Across 6 competitions since January 2024, he has put 102 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.05 in January 2024 to 21.88, a 41% improvement. Pauls has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Panama | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.63 | 6.41 | top 34.6% | 78 / 192 | |
| 3×3 | 21.88 | 27.08 | top 45.1% | 136 / 278 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.57 | 11.38 | top 49.6% | 56 / 110 | |
| Clock | 23.37 | 31.15 | top 73.3% | 26 / 40 | |
| Skewb | 14.94 | 21.24 | top 78.1% | 54 / 65 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:24.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 75 / 77 |
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
- 10 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Herrera 2026.
- 8 Nov 2025Five personal bests in one day at Panama Nationals 2025.
- 18 May 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.15 at Skewb Wins Panamá 2024.
- 18 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Skewb Wins Panamá 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024First competition: Día de Reyes Chiriquí 2024. A 37.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing Herrera 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Panama Nationals 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Desafío 50 Años Altaplaza 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Skewb Wins Panamá 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Carnaval Cubero Azuero 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Día de Reyes Chiriquí 2024 · 6 Jan 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.
- Egdar Castillo — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Joseph Paul Castillo Vega — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- David Laffaurie — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.