People · Spain
Rubén López Álvarez
Skewb · top 11.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022ALVA01
Rubén López Álvarez has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.03, set at Amore Open 2023, puts him in the top 11.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 294th in Spain. Across 13 competitions since March 2022, he has put 456 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.22 in March 2022 to 13.93, a 55% improvement. He has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.03 | 6.44 | top 11.1% | 294 / 1,685 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.52 | 8.43 | top 16.6% | 523 / 2,865 | |
| 3×3 | 13.93 | 17.74 | top 20.7% | 843 / 5,141 | |
| 2×2 | 3.84 | 5.90 | top 24.4% | 927 / 3,845 | |
| Clock | 15.88 | 16.61 | top 51.4% | 437 / 876 | |
| Square-1 | 31.72 | 37.45 | top 52.7% | 284 / 604 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.80 | 1:37.10 | top 54.9% | 854 / 1,762 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.30 | — | top 79.6% | 983 / 1,315 |
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
- 25 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Amore Open 2023.
- 3 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Madrid Norte Open 2022.
- 7 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.00 at Campeonato de España 2022.
- 7 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at Campeonato de España 2022.
- 30 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Lazarillo Open 2022.
- 9 Jul 2022First sub-20 3×3: 17.67 at Parla Open 2022.
Competitions
- Margarita Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Lazarillo Open 2023 · 29 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ciu Open 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Getafe Continúa 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Amore Open 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- URJC Open 2023 · 28 Jan 2023
- Madrid Norte Open 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Campeonato de España 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Lazarillo Open 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Parla Open 2022 · 9 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Ciu Open 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- X-Madrid Open 2022 · 21 May 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Getafe Vuelve 2022 · 19 Mar 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.
- Manuel Prieto de Antón — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead once
- Raúl Martínez Redondo — met in 76 rounds, never finished ahead
- Santiago Borrego Verde — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.