People · Spain
Santiago Arias Ferreiro
Skewb · top 1.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024FERR09
Santiago Arias Ferreiro has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.88, set at Compostela Cubing 2026, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 51st in Spain. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since April 2024, he has put 391 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.68 in April 2024 to 9.40, a 52% improvement. Santiago 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.88 | 3.05 | top 1.1% | 51 / 1,685 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.82 | 3.45 | top 3.1% | 102 / 2,865 | |
| 3×3 | 9.40 | 12.61 | top 5.8% | 235 / 5,141 | |
| 2×2 | 2.23 | 4.34 | top 6.5% | 258 / 3,845 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.85 | 24.72 | top 25.6% | 275 / 1,315 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.57 | 2:00.00 | top 39.0% | 269 / 874 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.60 | 1:14.43 | top 44.5% | 679 / 1,762 | |
| Clock | 16.79 | 18.64 | top 54.7% | 462 / 876 | |
| 5×5 | 3:24.33 | — | early days — 2 solves | 679 / 863 |
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
- 5 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Compostela Cubing 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Ruta Cubera: Lalín Open 2026.
- 3 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Lugo Open 2026.
- 3 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Lugo Open 2026.
- 19 Jul 2025Five personal bests in one day at Vigo Open 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at Ruta Cubera: Camino de Santiago Open 2025.
Competitions
- Compostela Cubing 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Vigo Open 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Camino de Santiago Open 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Ruta Cubera: Lalín Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Lugo Open 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Vigo Open 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Ruta Cubera: Camino de Santiago Open 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- El Tormes Open 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Vigo Open 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Costa de la Luz Open 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 4 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.
- Teo Cabezudo Fernández — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 45 times
- Fernando Lago Díaz — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Daniel Cabezudo Fernández — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.