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Rafael Rodriguez Santana

3×3 · top 0.65% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2012 · 2012SANT12

Rafael Rodriguez Santana has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.25, set at Granada Open 2023, puts him in the top 0.65% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 29th in Spain. Until May 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 140 competitions since May 2012, he has put 9,395 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.34 in May 2012 to 6.25, a 72% improvement. Rafael has entered 140 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 0.65% of 284,439 all-time
6.25
signature single · Granada Open 2023
9,395
official solves on the record
13%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 57% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingSpain
3×36.258.32
top 0.65%29 / 5,141
4×424.9631.28
top 0.69%9 / 1,762
2×21.072.00
top 0.7%40 / 3,845
3×3 Fewest Moves20 moves24.00
top 1.0%4 / 282
Skewb2.255.37
top 2.1%92 / 1,685
3×3 one-handed12.0316.43
top 3.0%31 / 1,315
Pyraminx3.034.76
top 3.7%118 / 2,865
5×557.611:06.03
top 4.4%24 / 863
Square-111.1919.19
top 8.4%40 / 604
Clock7.209.05
top 11.7%93 / 876
Megaminx1:05.271:09.99
top 12.8%92 / 874
3×3 blindfolded1:12.741:59.47
top 17.1%45 / 273
6×62:14.332:24.53
top 17.6%48 / 316
7×73:52.404:11.53
top 27.9%58 / 260
3×3 Multi-Blind4 of 4 cubes · 34:14—
top 43.8%51 / 109
4×4 blindfolded14:07.00—
early days — 1 solve47 / 57

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

Rubikaz 10th Anniversary Open 2012: 22.34Granada Open 2012: 18.90Spanish Championship 2012: 14.63Murcia Open 2013: 11.78Dual Games 2013: 11.50Válgame Open 2013: 11.83Spanish Championship 2013: 12.30Molina Open 2014: 11.00Murcia Open 2014: 10.52Moratalla Open Rubik 2014: 10.53Archena Open 2014: 10.78Spanish Championship 2014: 9.18Villa de Catral 2014: 9.31Alhambra LMO 2014: 10.59MAD Cube Weekend 2015: 9.59Murcia 2015: 9.80KubeKings Weekend 2015: 11.61Archena Open 2015: 10.09Arnold Classic Rubik 2015: 10.13Spanish Championship 2015: 10.49Mijas Open 2015: 8.81Molina Open 2016: 10.58Murcia 2016: 8.88Archena Open 2016: 9.06Spanish Championship 2016: 10.07Mijas Open 2016: 8.77Fuenlabrada Open 2016: 9.65Altasierra 2017: 9.81Murcia 10th Anniversary 2017: 9.07El Escorial Open 2017: 8.19Quijote Open 2017: 9.02World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017: 9.14Acho Open 2017: 8.01Tembleque Open 2017: 9.00Spanish Championship 2017: 8.53Mijas Open 2017: 8.20Fuenlabrada Open 2017: 7.81Murcia 2018: 8.65Chanquete Open 2018: 8.33Madrid Open 2018: 8.50Riberas del Guadaíra 2018: 7.66Parla Open 2018: 8.37El Escorial Open 2018: 7.97WCA European Championship 2018: 8.16Tembleque Open 2018: 8.90Spanish Championship 2018: 7.68Kubekings Villanueva Open 2018: 7.78Fuenlabrada Open 2018: 8.60Santa Pola Open 2018: 7.24Getafe Vuelve 2019: 6.67Chanquete Open 2019: 8.28JukiMods Baztan Open 2019: 7.64Murcia 2019: 8.86Parla Open 2019: 8.65Archena Open 2019: 8.79Bilbao Open 2019: 7.42IndalOpen 2019: 8.20Spanish Championship 2019: 8.18Fuengirola Cubea 2019: 7.74Getafe Continúa 2020: 8.54Ronda Open 2022: 6.94Cervantes Cubea 2022: 8.35X-Madrid Open 2022: 6.90Dacada San Fernando Open 2022: 8.32Aldeílla Mental Breakdown 2022: 8.65Ciu Open 2022: 7.71Parla Open 2022: 8.46Rubik's WCA European Championship 2022: 8.33Archena Open 2022: 8.14Aldeilla Open 2022: 7.78French Championship 2022: 8.04Chanquete Open 2022: 7.42Campeonato de España 2022: 8.36Madrid Norte Open 2022: 7.04Archena 24 Horas 2022: 8.20URJC Open 2023: 8.31Aldeilla Open 2023: 7.05Nhood Sevilla Open 2023: 9.14Granada Open 2023: 6.25Baztan Open 2023: 8.11IndalOpen 2023: 7.54Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Open 2023: 8.24Ciu Open 2023: 7.88Aldeilla FMC Open 2023: 7.57Piera Open 2023: 7.78Begastri Open 2023: 8.31Chanquete Open 2023: 7.70Margarita Open 2023: 6.82Speedcube Battle Vallekas 2023: 7.03Sum of Ranks Granada 2023: 6.28Aldeilla sin FMC Open 2023: 8.86UMA Open 2023: 7.10Albacete Open 2023: 7.36Mairena Open 2023: 8.17Spanish Championship 2023: 7.67Écija Open 2024: 7.49URJC Open 2024: 8.25Velilla Open 2024: 8.18Baztan Open 2024: 7.64IndalOpen 2024: 7.06Costa de la Luz Open 2024: 7.80Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Nervión Open 2024: 8.42Móstoles Open 2024: 7.67Segundo Aldeilla: NxNxN Open 2024: 7.97Granada Open 2024: 6.93Albacete Ágora Open 2024: 7.50Parla Open 2024: 8.27Rubik's Irish Championship 2024: 6.97Warm Up Portugalete 2024: 7.26Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024: 7.26Begastri Open 2024: 8.14Nerja Chanquete Open 2024: 7.10SEK-Alborán Almerimar Open 2024: 7.55Ciu La Mancha Open 2024: 7.53Puerto Real Camaleón Open 2024: 8.04Tarazona de la Mancha Open 2024: 7.37Bullas Open 2024: 7.62Mirasierra Open 2024: 7.84MurgiJoven Open 2024: 8.68Spanish Championship 2024: 7.20Cuarto Aldeilla: 33 Horas Ruleta Open 2024: 6.88Canet d'en Berenguer Open 2024: 7.33Ruta Cubera: Orihuela Open 2025: 7.97Écija Open 2025: 7.18Aldeilla Winter Open 2025: 7.95Albacete Cubea y Vete 2025: 7.79Ruta Cubera: Jaén Open 2025: 7.24El Ejido Open 2025: 7.816.2522.345 May 201215 Mar 2025

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
  • A sub-20 4×4 single — 42 people have one; it is 4.96 away.

Targets move as he improves.