People · Colombia
Samuel Giraldo Alcalá
3×3 · top 7.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023ALCA04
Samuel Giraldo Alcalá has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.83, set at Avenida Chile XXXV 2026, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 273rd in Colombia. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since May 2023, he has put 124 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.05 in May 2023 to 9.83, a 66% improvement. Samuel has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 9.83 | 12.86 | top 7.0% | 273 / 5,867 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.86 | 1:09.26 | top 38.6% | 539 / 1,284 | |
| 2×2 | 5.90 | 6.67 | top 49.9% | 1,628 / 3,643 | |
| Megaminx | 2:28.13 | — | early days — 2 solves | 419 / 544 |
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
- 19 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.83 at Avenida Chile XXXV 2026.
- 15 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Avenida Chile XXXI 2026.
- 25 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.37 at Avenida Chile XIX 2025.
- 27 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.55 at Ibagué Mercacentro 10 2024.
- 7 May 2023First competition: 75 por Ciento II Bogotá 2023. A 29.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Avenida Chile XXXV 2026 · 19 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Avenida Chile XXXI 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Titan Plaza Bogotá 2025 · 3 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Avenida Chile XXIII 2025 · 8 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Madrid Cundinamarca VII 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Edén Bogotá 2025 · 2 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Avenida Chile XIX 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Ibagué Mercacentro 10 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Madrid Cundinamarca 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- 75 por Ciento II Bogotá 2023 · 7 May 2023
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.
- Eduard Esteban García Domínguez — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dennis Rosero — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Thomas Cabezas — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 31,087 people have one; it is 1.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.