People · Colombia
Samuel Cruz Garcia
3×3 · top 8.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024GARC39
Samuel Cruz Garcia has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.19, set at Himalaya School Fusagasugá II 2025, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 314th in Colombia. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2024, he has put 134 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.81 in May 2024 to 10.19, a 36% 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 | 10.19 | 12.86 | top 8.0% | 314 / 5,812 | |
| 2×2 | 2.54 | 4.35 | top 9.3% | 289 / 3,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.42 | 11.43 | top 23.2% | 494 / 2,395 | |
| Skewb | 9.44 | 13.96 | top 51.4% | 579 / 1,065 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.53 | 38.72 | top 60.0% | 711 / 1,175 |
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
- 4 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Himalaya School Fusagasugá II 2025.
- 17 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.76 at Himalaya School Fusagasugá 2025.
- 17 May 2025Five personal bests in one day at Himalaya School Fusagasugá 2025.
- 4 May 2024First competition: APA Cube Bogota 2024. A 20.36 3×3 single to start from.
- 4 May 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.81 at APA Cube Bogota 2024.
Competitions
- Himalaya School Fusagasugá II 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Metrópolis Bogotá 2025 · 15 Jun 2025
- Himalaya School Fusagasugá 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Fundación Ana y José Bogotá 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- APA Cube Bogota 2024 · 4 May 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.
- Dennis Rosero — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Axel Juan Pablo Moreno Rodriguez — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Eduard Esteban García Domínguez — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.