People · Venezuela
Samuel de Jesus Parra Rojas
Pyraminx · top 3.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024ROJA08
Samuel de Jesus Parra Rojas has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.98, set at Unicentro Cúcuta 2024, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18th in Venezuela. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2024, he has put 127 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.01 in March 2024 to 12.31, a 32% improvement. Samuel has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.98 | 6.46 | top 3.6% | 18 / 410 | |
| Megaminx | 55.35 | 59.94 | top 7.6% | 9 / 115 | |
| 3×3 | 12.31 | 14.09 | top 15.0% | 142 / 1,005 | |
| 4×4 | 44.02 | 45.33 | top 17.1% | 40 / 258 | |
| 2×2 | 3.29 | 5.58 | top 17.7% | 91 / 550 | |
| Clock | 12.18 | 13.58 | top 35.8% | 23 / 64 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.08 | 38.87 | top 53.5% | 131 / 262 |
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
- 30 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.31 at Day for PRs Tachira 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024First competition: Sambil San Cristobal 2024. A 18.99 3×3 single to start from.
- 16 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Sambil San Cristobal 2024.
Competitions
- Unicentro Cúcuta V2 2025 · 19 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Day for PRs Tachira 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Unicentro Cúcuta 2024 · 5 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Sambil San Cristobal 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 3 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.
- Oscar Andelfo Dúran Caicedo — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Joseth Camilo Sanchez Leal — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Victor Salas — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 5.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.