People · Colombia
Samuel Aroca
3×3 · top 9.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018AROC01
Samuel Aroca has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.65, set at Navidad Aves Maria Teams 2023, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 383rd in Colombia. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since April 2018, he has put 606 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.51 in April 2018 to 10.65, a 42% improvement. Samuel has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.65 | 13.81 | top 9.5% | 383 / 5,867 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.53 | 8.82 | top 10.4% | 227 / 2,423 | |
| Square-1 | 12.33 | 12.89 | top 10.6% | 31 / 326 | |
| 2×2 | 2.71 | 4.89 | top 11.1% | 343 / 3,643 | |
| 4×4 | 42.57 | 51.98 | top 15.3% | 206 / 1,284 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.49 | 34.31 | top 30.2% | 325 / 1,192 | |
| Megaminx | 1:46.68 | 2:05.82 | top 38.6% | 286 / 544 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.74 | 1:51.08 | top 39.0% | 237 / 517 | |
| Skewb | 8.60 | 14.55 | top 45.8% | 531 / 1,073 | |
| 6×6 | 4:03.54 | — | early days — 1 solve | 176 / 236 |
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
- 12 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at WCA South American Championship 2026.
- 20 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Nacionales Colombia 2023.
- 20 Mar 2022Six personal bests in one day at Aves María 2022.
- 29 Jan 2022Three personal bests in one day at Seminario 2022.
- 31 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at Ibagué Open 2019.
- 24 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.29 at UNAC Medellín 2019.
Competitions
- WCA South American Championship 2026 · 12 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Copa Beillín 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
- Navidad Explora Medellín 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Navidad Aves Maria Teams 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Nacionales Colombia 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Aves María 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Aves Maria Sabaneta 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- La Tablaza Open 2022 · 16 Jul 2022
- UNAC Medellín 2022 · 26 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Aves María 2022 · 20 Mar 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Seminario 2022 · 29 Jan 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Regionales Medellín 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Nacionales Medellín Explora 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Ibagué Open 2019 · 31 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- UNAC Medellín 2019 · 24 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Medellín Explora 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Álzate Oficial 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 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.
- Ale Restrepo — met in 112 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Eduard Esteban García Domínguez — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Juan David Carmona Vásquez — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.