People · Colombia
Santiago Arana Delgado
3×3 · top 3.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021DELG01
Santiago Arana Delgado has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.47, set at Bibliopen IV Cali 2026, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 133rd in Colombia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2021, he has put 225 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.84 in November 2021 to 8.47, a 64% improvement. Santiago has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 8.47 | 10.89 | top 3.7% | 133 / 5,812 | |
| 4×4 | 36.63 | 43.89 | top 8.3% | 100 / 1,270 | |
| 2×2 | 3.28 | 5.34 | top 17.5% | 570 / 3,615 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.19 | 25.67 | top 18.3% | 177 / 1,175 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.67 | 9.97 | top 25.2% | 555 / 2,395 |
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
- 11 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Coliseo al Gratín Yumbo 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.40 at Chipichape al Cubo II 2026.
- 1 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Comicfest Cali II 2025.
- 3 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at Bibliopen II Cali 2022.
- 4 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at Bibliopen Cali 2022.
- 31 Jul 2022First sub-20 3×3: 14.40 at Cosmocentro 2022.
Competitions
- Bibliopen IV Cali 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Coliseo al Gratín Yumbo 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Chipichape al Cubo II 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Comicfest Cali II 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Bibliopen II Cali 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Bibliopen Cali 2022 · 4 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Cosmocentro 2022 · 31 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Nacionales Fénix Colombia 2021 · 13 Nov 2021
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.
- Samuel Martinez Sanchez — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ricardo Zapata Cruz — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nicolas Marin Urrea — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 6.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.