People · Colombia
Samuel Darío Silva Acevedo
Clock · top 3.6% of 32,048 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ACEV04
Samuel Darío Silva Acevedo has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 4.66, set at WCA South American Championship 2026, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16th in Colombia. Until June 2015, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2023, he has put 150 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.33 in September 2023 to 8.83, a 46% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 4.66 | 6.07 | top 3.6% | 16 / 435 | |
| 3×3 | 8.83 | 12.09 | top 4.5% | 172 / 5,812 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.59 | 20.16 | top 16.6% | 158 / 1,175 | |
| 4×4 | 53.48 | 55.06 | top 28.9% | 383 / 1,270 | |
| 2×2 | 4.21 | 5.23 | top 29.2% | 951 / 3,615 | |
| Skewb | 6.95 | 8.36 | top 33.3% | 380 / 1,065 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.03 | 10.63 | top 45.1% | 1,000 / 2,395 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.24 | 2:10.74 | top 51.9% | 318 / 506 |
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
- 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.
- 23 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.33 at Bucaramanga CST 2023.
Competitions
- 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.
- Gabriel Enrique Amaya Puello — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Jerónimo Espinosa — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Cristian Castellanos Guevara — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Clock single — 741 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.