People · Ecuador
Santiago David Mata Marcos
2×2 · top 9.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023MARC15
Santiago David Mata Marcos has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.56, set at Portugalete Open 2023, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 61st in Ecuador. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since June 2023, he has put 89 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.00 in June 2023 to 2.56, a 15% improvement. Santiago has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 4.03 | top 9.5% | 61 / 686 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.92 | 9.92 | top 12.7% | 58 / 394 | |
| 3×3 | 14.11 | 16.99 | top 21.4% | 232 / 1,104 | |
| Skewb | 5.53 | 6.74 | top 22.2% | 42 / 165 | |
| Clock | 10.76 | 18.58 | top 28.9% | 8 / 56 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.49 | — | early days — 3 solves | 199 / 272 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 97 / 115 | |
| 5×5 | 2:38.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 95 / 108 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.11 at Portugalete Open 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023First competition: Balaguer Medieval 2023. A 16.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vilafranca Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Portugalete Open 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Balaguer Medieval 2023 · 3 Jun 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.
- Alejandro Saavedra Puerta — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Aratz Larruzea — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Àlex Domingo Risco — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.