People · Venezuela
Rafael Arturo Lucena Vivas
3×3 · top 17.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024VIVA02
Rafael Arturo Lucena Vivas has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.87, set at Metropolis Lara League II 2025, puts him in the top 17.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 165th in Venezuela. Across 5 competitions since June 2024, he has put 90 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.88 in June 2024 to 12.87, a 41% improvement. Rafael has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.87 | 16.92 | top 17.0% | 165 / 1,005 | |
| 2×2 | 3.68 | 5.28 | top 22.4% | 111 / 550 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.25 | 26.39 | top 23.9% | 60 / 262 | |
| Megaminx | 1:39.76 | 1:52.79 | top 34.5% | 46 / 115 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.34 | 1:15.92 | top 42.1% | 114 / 258 | |
| Square-1 | 27.36 | 37.92 | top 44.3% | 28 / 52 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.17 | 12.16 | top 54.4% | 214 / 410 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 35 / 44 |
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 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.87 at Metropolis Lara League II 2025.
- 17 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Metropolis Lara League II 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.78 at Ciudad Crepuscular Lara 2024.
- 16 Jun 2024First competition: Sambil Barquisimeto 2024. A 21.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Metropolis Lara League III 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
- Metropolis Lara League II 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Na'Guara Metropolis Lara 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ciudad Crepuscular Lara 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Sambil Barquisimeto 2024 · 16 Jun 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.
- Louis Rodriguez Guerrero — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Edgar Briceño — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Rafael Antonio Sanchez — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.