People · Venezuela
Ricardo Alexander Bustamante Mercado
3×3 · top 1.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016MERC09
Ricardo Alexander Bustamante Mercado has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.93, set at Sambil Valencia 2023, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6th in Venezuela. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2016, he has put 262 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.11 in August 2016 to 6.93, a 59% improvement. Ricardo has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.93 | 9.30 | top 1.3% | 6 / 1,005 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.04 | 14.69 | top 4.5% | 9 / 262 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.40 | 6.84 | top 5.1% | 24 / 410 | |
| 2×2 | 2.17 | 3.12 | top 6.0% | 30 / 550 | |
| 4×4 | 37.32 | 42.68 | top 9.0% | 21 / 258 | |
| Skewb | 4.09 | 5.06 | top 11.5% | 26 / 151 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.88 | 2:05.53 | top 35.7% | 50 / 115 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.29 | 1:53.46 | top 40.7% | 50 / 112 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 29 / 44 |
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
- 24 Nov 2023Six personal bests in one day at Venezuela Nationals 2023.
- 29 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Sambil Valencia 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.29 at Aragua Open 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Aragua Open 2023.
- 1 Jul 2017Six personal bests in one day at Latin America Cubing Tour - Mérida 2017.
- 25 Feb 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.28 at Capital Cube 2017.
Competitions
- Venezuela Nationals 2023 · 24 Nov 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Sambil Valencia 2023 · 29 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Aragua Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Latin America Cubing Tour - Mérida 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Capital Cube 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Legends of Rubik 2016 · 5 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Bernardo Torres — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Rafael Antonio Sanchez — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Enrymar Cisneros — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 1.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.