People · Ecuador
Santiago David Ulcuango Romero
3×3 · top 2.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022ROME07
Santiago David Ulcuango Romero has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.95, set at Ciudad Blanca Ibarra 2026, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17th in Ecuador. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since August 2022, he has put 370 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.25 in August 2022 to 7.95, a 40% 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 | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.95 | 10.36 | top 2.7% | 17 / 1,104 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.40 | 16.76 | top 3.5% | 4 / 243 | |
| 4×4 | 35.95 | 39.13 | top 7.6% | 13 / 272 | |
| 5×5 | 1:15.95 | 1:22.00 | top 16.1% | 14 / 108 | |
| 2×2 | 3.22 | 4.07 | top 16.8% | 119 / 686 | |
| Skewb | 5.06 | 8.17 | top 18.6% | 36 / 165 | |
| 6×6 | 2:19.38 | 2:39.10 | early days — 3 solves | 4 / 42 | |
| 7×7 | 4:15.23 | 4:23.57 | early days — 3 solves | 11 / 33 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.84 | 1:43.27 | top 36.3% | 54 / 115 | |
| Square-1 | 24.64 | 27.75 | top 38.4% | 12 / 36 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.02 | 13.34 | top 60.7% | 233 / 394 |
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
- 15 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Ecuador Nationals 2025.
- 6 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.74 at Imbabura Open 2023.
- 6 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Imbabura Open 2023.
- 26 Aug 2022First competition: Ecuador Nationals 2022. A 13.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ciudad Blanca Ibarra 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Tabacundo Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Ecuador Nationals 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- The Last Game EC 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cotacachi Cube 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pedro Moncayo Open 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- San Miguel de Ibarra Open 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- UTN Ibarra Open 2023 · 15 Jul 2023
- Imbabura Open 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- San Miguel de Ibarra Open 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Ecuador Nationals 2022 · 26 Aug 2022 — 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.
- Luis Fernando Aldás Cuestas — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ronny Morocho — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.