People · Colombia
Samuel Ayala Valderrama
Pyraminx · top 8.7% of 130,891 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023VALD03
Samuel Ayala Valderrama has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.21, set at Paipa al Cubo 2026, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 199th in Colombia. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since February 2023, he has put 764 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.45 in June 2023 to 10.93, a 75% improvement. Samuel has entered 19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.21 | 5.81 | top 8.7% | 199 / 2,423 | |
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 4.02 | top 10.2% | 317 / 3,643 | |
| 3×3 | 10.93 | 12.74 | top 10.3% | 420 / 5,867 | |
| 4×4 | 41.21 | 44.39 | top 13.6% | 185 / 1,284 | |
| Skewb | 5.66 | 10.56 | top 23.2% | 283 / 1,073 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.23 | 1:41.50 | top 23.3% | 164 / 544 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.84 | 27.55 | top 25.7% | 265 / 1,192 | |
| Clock | 10.67 | 12.86 | top 28.3% | 128 / 441 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.64 | 1:55.64 | top 37.4% | 224 / 517 | |
| 6×6 | 4:43.57 | 4:50.05 | early days — 3 solves | 201 / 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
- 8 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Unicentro Tunja VI 2026.
- 12 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at WCA South American Championship 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Unicentro Tunja V 2026.
- 22 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Unicentro Tunja lV 2026.
- 24 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Colegio San Viator Tunja 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025Six personal bests in one day at Unicentro Tunja 2025.
Competitions
- Paipa al Cubo 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Unicentro Tunja VI 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- 75 por Ciento Sumercé 2026 · 12 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- WCA South American Championship 2026 · 12 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Unicentro Tunja V 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Unicentro Tunja lV 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Villa al Cubo Open III 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Unicentro Tunja III 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Innovo Duitama III 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Innovo Duitama II 2025 · 25 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Colegio San Viator Tunja 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Unicentro Tunja 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Villapinzón al Cubo Open II 2024 · 25 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ritmo Boyacá Innovo Duitama 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Motavita Boyacá 2024 · 28 Jul 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Chocontá 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Duitama II 2023 · 24 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Boyaquirá Tunja 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Tunja 2023 · 25 Feb 2023
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.
- Martin Ayala Valderrama — met in 154 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dennis Rosero — met in 147 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Juan Miguel Saboya Soto — met in 126 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.