People · Mexico
Samuel Buendia Castro
Megaminx · top 2.2% of 34,786 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024CAST39
Samuel Buendia Castro has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 42.14, set at Salamanca Guanajuato 2024, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18th in Mexico. Until August 2014, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2024, he has put 283 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. 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 | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 42.14 | 48.17 | top 2.2% | 18 / 1,042 | |
| 3×3 | 8.88 | 10.44 | top 4.6% | 235 / 4,263 | |
| 4×4 | 38.14 | 40.47 | top 9.9% | 226 / 1,845 | |
| 2×2 | 2.64 | 4.42 | top 10.3% | 383 / 3,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.04 | 7.51 | top 13.4% | 330 / 2,003 | |
| Skewb | 4.95 | 8.39 | top 17.7% | 277 / 1,157 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.23 | 1:44.75 | top 34.8% | 397 / 1,010 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.72 | 29.41 | top 36.1% | 663 / 1,672 | |
| Square-1 | 25.91 | 40.63 | top 41.2% | 198 / 516 | |
| Clock | 14.63 | 15.63 | top 46.5% | 330 / 652 |
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, Megaminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Mar 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.88 at Ágora Izcalli 2025.
- 22 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Ágora Izcalli 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Five personal bests in one day at Ruta Cubera Salamanca SE 2025.
- 5 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Pony Open Morelia 2024.
- 14 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Salamanca Guanajuato 2024.
- 27 Apr 2024First competition: Puerta Victoria 2024. A 12.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pony Open Morelia 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Ágora Izcalli 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Ruta Cubera Salamanca SE 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Pony Open Morelia 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Salamanca Guanajuato 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Puerta Victoria 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 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.
- Victor Hugo Valencia Espinoza — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Julián García Sánchez — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jonathan Monroy Morales — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 2.14 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.