People · Spain
Raúl Ramos
Skewb · top 5.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015RAMO08
Raúl Ramos has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.03, set at La Perrera Udazkena Open 2023, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 161st in Spain. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 25 competitions since July 2015, he has put 820 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 47.48 in July 2015 to 14.29, a 70% improvement. He has entered 25 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.03 | 6.37 | top 5.1% | 161 / 1,685 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 4.84 | top 18.3% | 701 / 3,845 | |
| Clock | 8.66 | 9.82 | top 18.3% | 151 / 876 | |
| 4×4 | 45.98 | 50.87 | top 19.5% | 267 / 1,762 | |
| 3×3 | 14.29 | 16.40 | top 22.0% | 915 / 5,141 | |
| Square-1 | 20.46 | 23.81 | top 29.0% | 168 / 604 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.50 | 35.03 | top 43.1% | 491 / 1,315 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.79 | 15.29 | top 51.4% | 1,436 / 2,865 | |
| 5×5 | 2:20.69 | — | early days — 3 solves | 458 / 863 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 55 moves | 63.00 | early days — 3 solves | 237 / 282 |
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
- 3 Sep 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.29 at Bilbao Open 2022.
- 13 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at Spanish Championship 2017.
- 17 Jun 2017Five personal bests in one day at Plentzia Open 2017.
- 2 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at Asturias Open 2016.
- 18 Jun 2016Five personal bests in one day at Quijote Open 2016.
- 21 May 2016Six personal bests in one day at Albacete Open 2016.
Competitions
- La Perrera Udazkena Open 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Basauri Open 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bilbao Open 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Portugalete 700 Open 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Basauri Open 2019 · 30 Nov 2019
- Euskadi Open Portugalete 2019 · 13 Apr 2019
- WCA European Championship 2018 · 19 Jul 2018
- Euskadi Open Portugalete 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Iruña Open 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Basauri Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Spanish Championship 2017 · 13 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Valencia Open 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Plentzia Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Basauri Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016 · 15 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Asturias Open 2016 · 2 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Quijote Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Albacete Open 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Plentzia Open 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 9 personal bests set
- Minyons de Terrassa Open 2015 · 28 Nov 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Valencia Open 2015 · 14 Nov 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2015 · 9 Oct 2015
- Basauri Open 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Barcelona FME Open 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Gernika Open 2015 · 18 Jul 2015
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.
- Alexander Olleta del Molino — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Jorge Orrite De Alba — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Eki Gartzia González — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.