People · Venezuela
Samuel Oropeza
3×3 · top 3.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024SORI04
Samuel Oropeza has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.57, set at Trujillo Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 32nd in Venezuela. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2024, he has put 158 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.34 in April 2024 to 2.72, a 19% 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 | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.57 | 10.83 | top 3.9% | 32 / 1,005 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.78 | 19.61 | top 9.7% | 27 / 262 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 3.11 | top 11.1% | 63 / 550 | |
| Megaminx | 1:12.69 | 1:18.50 | top 17.3% | 21 / 115 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.10 | 8.62 | top 20.7% | 84 / 410 | |
| 4×4 | 48.27 | 58.03 | top 22.4% | 55 / 258 | |
| 5×5 | 2:13.62 | — | early days — 2 solves | 72 / 112 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.57 at Trujillo Open 2026.
- 25 Jan 2025Six personal bests in one day at Los Reyes del Cubo Chiclayo III 2025.
- 28 Apr 2024First competition: Los Reyes del Cubo Chiclayo 2024. A 13.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Trujillo Open 2026 · 2 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Chiclayo Classic 2025 · 30 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Los Reyes del Cubo Chiclayo III 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Los Reyes del Cubo II Chiclayo 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Los Reyes del Cubo Chiclayo 2024 · 28 Apr 2024 — 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.
- Miguel Ángel Sánchez Nunura — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Jorge Rodrigo Salazar Sánchez — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Mateo Alexander Berríos Portilla — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.