People · Spain
Raúl Lorenzo Castro
3×3 · top 23.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023CAST44
Raúl Lorenzo Castro has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.73, set at Villanueva Open 2026, puts him in the top 23.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 989th in Spain. Across 4 competitions since July 2023, he has put 82 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 25% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.97 in July 2023 to 14.73, a 58% improvement. He 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.73 | 18.33 | top 23.6% | 989 / 5,202 | |
| 2×2 | 4.75 | 6.47 | top 36.2% | 1,347 / 3,897 | |
| Skewb | 7.32 | 11.39 | top 36.2% | 727 / 1,699 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.59 | 13.31 | top 41.4% | 1,205 / 2,901 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.02 | — | top 56.0% | 886 / 1,778 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.60 | 42.19 | top 56.6% | 700 / 1,335 | |
| 5×5 | 2:57.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 604 / 874 | |
| Clock | 42.92 | — | early days — 2 solves | 822 / 891 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-20 3×3: 16.18 at Villanueva Open 2026.
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.73 at Villanueva Open 2026.
- 12 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Villanueva Open 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026First sub-30 3×3: 20.85 at Torrelodones Open 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Torrelodones Open 2026.
- 1 Jul 2023First competition: Parla Open 2023. A 34.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Villanueva Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cayro Toledo Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Torrelodones Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Parla Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023
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.
- Mikel Pérez Iniesto — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Francisco Montañés Barbudo — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Leonardo Jiménez Arias — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.73 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.