People · Venezuela
Samuel Andrés Pirela Calderón
Megaminx · top 11.5% of 35,351 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018CALD09
Samuel Andrés Pirela Calderón has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 1:02.90, set at Road to Nats Caracas II 2026, puts him in the top 11.5% of the 35,351 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13th in Venezuela. Across 6 competitions since August 2018, he has put 114 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.19 in August 2018 to 14.89, a 41% improvement. Samuel 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 1:02.90 | 1:11.39 | top 11.5% | 13 / 116 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.97 | 10.03 | top 19.8% | 82 / 417 | |
| 3×3 | 14.89 | 19.81 | top 24.2% | 232 / 1,022 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.25 | 1:16.22 | top 37.9% | 110 / 267 | |
| 2×2 | 7.28 | 12.37 | top 62.7% | 354 / 565 | |
| Skewb | 12.47 | 15.37 | top 68.4% | 99 / 156 | |
| Square-1 | 52.81 | 1:13.59 | top 78.6% | 43 / 53 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:33.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 256 / 272 |
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
- 10 Oct 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.89 at Road to Nats Caracas II 2026.
- 12 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Restart Caracas 2026.
- 14 Dec 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.42 at Cojedes Cubing 2018.
- 31 Aug 2018First competition: Cubeando Ando Caracas 2018. A 25.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Road to Nats Caracas II 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Turn It Caracas 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Restart Caracas 2026 · 12 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Speed and Music Caracas 2019 · 30 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Cojedes Cubing 2018 · 14 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubeando Ando Caracas 2018 · 31 Aug 2018
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.
- Enrymar Cisneros — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rafael Antonio Sanchez — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bernardo Torres — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,558 people have one; it is 2.90 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.