People · Venezuela
Santiago David Laviera Vera
2×2 · top 2.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023VERA06
Santiago David Laviera Vera has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.54, set at Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11th in Venezuela. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since September 2023, he has put 364 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.55 in September 2023 to 10.08, a 59% improvement. Santiago has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.54 | 2.42 | top 2.3% | 11 / 550 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.81 | 5.71 | top 6.8% | 29 / 410 | |
| 3×3 | 10.08 | 13.09 | top 7.7% | 68 / 1,005 | |
| Skewb | 4.00 | 5.64 | top 10.9% | 24 / 151 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.41 | 29.90 | top 32.6% | 80 / 262 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.98 | 1:18.40 | top 41.8% | 112 / 258 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.26 | 2:01.90 | top 42.2% | 56 / 115 | |
| 5×5 | 3:29.44 | — | early days — 3 solves | 101 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Jul 2024Six personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024.
- 30 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.28 at Calentando Motores Di Tella Domingo 2024.
- 30 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Calentando Motores Di Tella Domingo 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024Six personal bests in one day at NxN Di Tella 2024.
- 25 Nov 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.77 at Santa Fe O'Clock 2023.
- 25 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at Santa Fe O'Clock 2023.
Competitions
- Nacionales Argentinas 2025 · 5 Dec 2025
- Monte Grande Cubea 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Quilmes Aleatorio 2025 · 20 Apr 2025
- Villa Riachuelo al Cubo 2025 · 13 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Lomas de Zamora 2025 · 30 Mar 2025
- Buenos Aires Fin de Año 2024 · 31 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024 · 22 Jul 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Calentando Motores Di Tella Domingo 2024 · 30 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Di Tella Inspira 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- NxN Di Tella 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Santa Fe O'Clock 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Jaqueca Di Tella V2 2023 · 4 Nov 2023
- Nacionales Argentinas 2023 · 1 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Federico da Fonseca — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- León Fernández Hernández — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Guido Dipietro — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.