People · Guatemala
Ricardo Abal
Square-1 · top 11.2% of 25,662 all-time · competing since February 2022 · 2022ABAL01
Ricardo Abal has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 12.63, set at Primma Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 11.2% of the 25,662 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in Guatemala. Across 7 competitions since February 2022, he has put 143 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.86 in February 2022 to 14.15, a 41% improvement. Ricardo has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 12.63 | 18.26 | top 11.2% | 7 / 91 | |
| 2×2 | 3.46 | 5.80 | top 19.8% | 132 / 741 | |
| 3×3 | 14.15 | 18.03 | top 21.6% | 179 / 1,255 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.66 | — | top 51.3% | 160 / 310 | |
| Clock | 16.49 | 19.35 | top 53.7% | 32 / 69 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.91 | 37.46 | top 55.4% | 172 / 313 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.37 | 14.12 | top 63.1% | 281 / 481 |
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 Oct 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.15 at Primma Cube Open 2026.
- 27 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Pradera Express Villa Nueva 2024.
- 9 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Décimo Aniversario Guatemala 2023.
- 16 Dec 2022First sub-20 3×3: 17.04 at Nacionales Guatemala 2022.
- 19 Feb 2022First competition: Ixchel 2022. A 23.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Primma Cube Open 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- RUS Mall 2026 · 6 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Pradera Express Villa Nueva 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Décimo Aniversario Guatemala 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Nacionales Guatemala 2022 · 16 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Eskala 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Ixchel 2022 · 19 Feb 2022
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.
- Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Elisa Fernanda Pérez Catalán — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Jose Javier Melendez Maldonado — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 Square-1 single — 2,552 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.