People · Colombia
Samuel Darío Silva Acevedo
3×3 · top 3.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ACEV04
Samuel Darío Silva Acevedo has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.41, set at Regionales Santander 2026, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 134th in Colombia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2023, he has put 222 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.33 in September 2023 to 8.41, a 48% improvement. 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 | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.41 | 11.18 | top 3.6% | 134 / 5,867 | |
| Clock | 4.66 | 6.07 | top 3.6% | 17 / 441 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.06 | 19.40 | top 10.4% | 106 / 1,192 | |
| Skewb | 4.68 | 8.19 | top 15.8% | 200 / 1,073 | |
| 2×2 | 3.73 | 4.09 | top 23.2% | 777 / 3,643 | |
| 4×4 | 49.80 | 51.93 | top 24.6% | 331 / 1,284 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.96 | 8.61 | top 27.6% | 618 / 2,423 | |
| Megaminx | 1:33.21 | 1:43.13 | top 30.3% | 225 / 544 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.80 | 2:08.58 | top 51.1% | 317 / 517 |
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
- 10 Oct 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Regionales Santander 2026.
- 12 Jun 2026Six personal bests in one day at WCA South American Championship 2026.
- 13 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.44 at Regionales Santander 2025.
- 13 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Regionales Santander 2025.
- 12 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.07 at Cubomanía Monteria 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023First competition: Bucaramanga CST 2023. A 22.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Regionales Santander 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- WCA South American Championship 2026 · 12 Jun 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Regionales Santander 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- La Florida 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubomanía Monteria 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bucaramanga CST 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Jerónimo Espinosa — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Gabriel Enrique Amaya Puello — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Brayan Alexander Sandoval Camacho — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-4 Clock single — 754 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.