People · Panama
Rafayel Lopez
2×2 · top 12.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024LOPE78
Rafayel Lopez has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.86, set at Panama Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 12.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21st in Panama. Across 4 competitions since October 2024, he has put 76 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. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.55 in October 2024 to 14.60, a 21% improvement. Rafayel has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 2.86 | 4.81 | top 12.7% | 21 / 192 | |
| 3×3 | 14.60 | 15.71 | top 23.1% | 68 / 278 | |
| Skewb | 7.15 | 14.18 | top 34.8% | 28 / 65 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.97 | — | top 56.7% | 51 / 71 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.12 | 17.32 | top 61.4% | 66 / 110 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.01 | 45.52 | top 65.3% | 57 / 77 | |
| Clock | 35.31 | 53.26 | top 90.0% | 34 / 40 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 58 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 15 / 16 |
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
- 8 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.60 at Panama Nationals 2025.
- 8 Nov 2025Six personal bests in one day at Panama Nationals 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024First competition: Dolphin Cup ISP 2024. A 18.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Panama Nationals 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- FMC LIVE - North America 2025 · 15 Mar 2025
- Guararé Cubing 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Dolphin Cup ISP 2024 · 26 Oct 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.
- Ezequiel Cedeño — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Joseph Paul Castillo Vega — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Omar Arrocha — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.