People · Costa Rica
Santiago Castro Chacon
Megaminx · top 14.6% of 34,786 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023CHAC04
Santiago Castro Chacon has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 1:08.28, set at Golden Valley Open Heredia 2024, puts him in the top 14.6% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20th in Costa Rica. Across 4 competitions since July 2023, he has put 126 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.25 in July 2023 to 13.45, a 12% improvement. Santiago has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 1:08.28 | 1:17.52 | top 14.6% | 20 / 82 | |
| 3×3 | 13.45 | 16.27 | top 19.0% | 91 / 367 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.20 | 1:21.62 | top 19.3% | 19 / 75 | |
| 4×4 | 48.64 | 57.21 | top 22.9% | 43 / 130 | |
| Skewb | 8.05 | 11.32 | top 41.7% | 67 / 133 | |
| 2×2 | 5.48 | 6.60 | top 45.1% | 160 / 307 | |
| 6×6 | 3:16.83 | — | early days — 1 solve | 19 / 30 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.62 | 12.32 | top 50.0% | 122 / 225 |
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 Nov 2024Five personal bests in one day at Golden Valley Open Heredia 2024.
- 1 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at Costa Rican Championship 2023.
- 23 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.10 at Grace Cubing Cedros 2023.
- 23 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Grace Cubing Cedros 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023First competition: Cube Factory Masters Desamparados 2023. A 15.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Golden Valley Open Heredia 2024 · 17 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Costa Rican Championship 2023 · 1 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Grace Cubing Cedros 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube Factory Masters Desamparados 2023 · 8 Jul 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.
- Christian Rodríguez — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Michael Zúñiga Meléndez — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Andres Sanchez Ponce — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 8.28 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.