People · Colombia
Samuel Botero Guarin
3×3 · top 11.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023GUAR08
Samuel Botero Guarin has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.28, set at Parets Open 2026, puts him in the top 11.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 464th in Colombia. Across 5 competitions since December 2023, he has put 97 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.62 in December 2023 to 11.28, a 45% improvement. Samuel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 11.28 | 14.83 | top 11.4% | 464 / 5,812 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.95 | 25.53 | top 14.9% | 131 / 1,175 | |
| 2×2 | 3.22 | 6.55 | top 16.8% | 540 / 3,615 | |
| Square-1 | 20.01 | 33.78 | top 28.0% | 96 / 317 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.74 | 1:15.57 | top 44.6% | 637 / 1,270 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.99 | 12.26 | top 44.7% | 992 / 2,395 | |
| Clock | 30.22 | — | early days — 1 solve | 369 / 435 | |
| Skewb | 43.43 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,043 / 1,065 |
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
- 14 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Parets Open 2026.
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.81 at Regreso a Clases Aves María 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.45 at Medellin Explora 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023First competition: Navidad Explora Medellín 2023. A 21.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Parets Open 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Tarraco Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Regreso a Clases Aves María 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Medellin Explora 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Navidad Explora Medellín 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 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.
- Nur Navarro Figueras — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Axel Saúl Meza Saldarriaga — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Albert Garriga Gea — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.