People · Costa Rica
Samuel Ballestero Aguilar
2×2 · top 11.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022AGUI04
Samuel Ballestero Aguilar has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.73, set at Cubithon San José 2026, puts him in the top 11.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 39th in Costa Rica. Across 8 competitions since March 2022, he has put 251 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.89 in March 2022 to 12.09, a 19% improvement. Samuel has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.73 | 5.48 | top 11.3% | 39 / 312 | |
| 3×3 | 12.09 | 13.64 | top 14.3% | 64 / 374 | |
| Skewb | 5.11 | 10.16 | top 19.1% | 33 / 135 | |
| 4×4 | 52.25 | 58.14 | top 27.6% | 55 / 132 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.95 | 26.82 | top 34.2% | 60 / 137 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.14 | 13.25 | top 46.1% | 113 / 229 | |
| Square-1 | 28.20 | 37.00 | top 46.1% | 22 / 55 | |
| 5×5 | 2:18.33 | — | early days — 2 solves | 55 / 77 | |
| Clock | 23.88 | 29.64 | top 74.5% | 19 / 22 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cube Days at SEK 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubithon San José 2026.
- 1 Dec 2023Six personal bests in one day at Costa Rican Championship 2023.
- 6 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Universal San Jose 2022.
- 27 Mar 2022First competition: Costa Rica Regresa V2 2022. A 14.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Days at SEK 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubithon San José 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Tibas 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Plaza Real Alajuela 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Costa Rican Championship 2023 · 1 Dec 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Retro Mall San Pedro 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Universal San Jose 2022 · 6 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Costa Rica Regresa V2 2022 · 27 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.
- Christian Rodríguez — met in 57 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jose Daniel Solano Rodríguez — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Carlos Andres Gonzaga — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.