People · Panama
Samuel Quintero
3×3 · top 3.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024QUIN25
Samuel Quintero has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.58, set at Road to Nats: El Dorado 2026, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15th in Panama. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since August 2024, he has put 258 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.74 in August 2024 to 8.58, a 54% improvement. Samuel has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Panama | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.58 | 9.80 | top 3.9% | 15 / 283 | |
| 2×2 | 3.46 | 4.88 | top 19.8% | 40 / 192 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.56 | 7.95 | top 24.3% | 32 / 110 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.76 | 25.73 | top 28.2% | 28 / 80 | |
| 4×4 | 56.62 | 1:11.43 | top 32.7% | 25 / 71 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.45 | 2:03.52 | top 38.0% | 17 / 38 | |
| Megaminx | 2:39.47 | — | early days — 2 solves | 37 / 42 | |
| Clock | 24.46 | 31.47 | top 75.7% | 27 / 40 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.58 at Road to Nats: El Dorado 2026.
- 17 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Road to Nats: El Dorado 2026.
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at UTP Speedcubing Open 2026.
- 8 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Panama Nationals 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Guararé Cubing 2024.
- 26 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.78 at Dolphin Cup ISP 2024.
Competitions
- Road to Nats: El Dorado 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- UTP Speedcubing Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Herrera 2026 · 10 Jan 2026
- Panama Nationals 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Instituto David Cube Open 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Dolphin Cup ISP II 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Beyond the Cube PTY 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Guararé Cubing 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Dolphin Cup ISP 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Panamá 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Panama Nationals 2024 · 16 Aug 2024
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.
- Gustavo Ross — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead once
- Egdar Castillo — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Ezequiel Cedeño — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.