People · Ecuador
Samir Felipe Espinoza Landivar
3×3 · top 6.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024LAND12
Samir Felipe Espinoza Landivar has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.63, set at Fundación de Cuenca Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 49th in Ecuador. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2024, he has put 221 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.62 in October 2024 to 9.63, a 34% improvement. Samir 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 | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.63 | 13.70 | top 6.4% | 49 / 1,104 | |
| Skewb | 3.41 | 4.61 | top 7.2% | 14 / 165 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.31 | 7.39 | top 9.2% | 42 / 394 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.13 | 1:24.34 | top 19.3% | 31 / 115 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.38 | 27.27 | top 24.2% | 71 / 243 | |
| 4×4 | 49.83 | 1:00.16 | top 24.5% | 79 / 272 | |
| 2×2 | 4.28 | 5.88 | top 30.1% | 221 / 686 | |
| 5×5 | 2:25.50 | 2:33.58 | top 63.7% | 88 / 108 |
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 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.63 at Fundación de Cuenca Open 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Fundación de Cuenca Open 2026.
- 15 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Speedcube Cuenca 2025.
- 10 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Ecuador Nationals 2024.
- 6 Jul 2024First competition: Vacaciones Cuenca Open 2024.
Competitions
- Fundación de Cuenca Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Cuenca Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cuenca Open 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcube Cuenca 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Ecuador Nationals 2024 · 10 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Vacaciones Cuenca Open 2024 · 6 Jul 2024
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.
- Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Pablo Sebastián Arévalo Barros — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Joaquin Alejandro Bastidas Tobar — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.