People · Venezuela
Santiago Jose Alvarádo Romero
3×3 · top 3.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017ROME14
Santiago Jose Alvarádo Romero has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.49, set at Regreso a Clases Aves María 2025, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 30th in Venezuela. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2017, he has put 341 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.02 in December 2017 to 8.49, a 55% improvement. Santiago has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.49 | 10.58 | top 3.7% | 30 / 1,005 | |
| 4×4 | 38.96 | 51.85 | top 10.9% | 25 / 258 | |
| Skewb | 4.19 | 7.28 | top 12.2% | 28 / 151 | |
| 2×2 | 2.89 | 4.00 | top 13.0% | 70 / 550 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.41 | 8.94 | top 23.1% | 92 / 410 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.67 | 28.40 | top 33.3% | 84 / 262 | |
| 5×5 | 2:01.30 | 2:18.88 | top 50.0% | 62 / 112 | |
| Megaminx | 2:13.64 | 2:50.27 | top 53.0% | 69 / 115 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 55 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 38 / 44 |
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
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.84 at Regreso a Clases Aves María 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Regreso a Clases Aves María 2025.
- 17 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Regionales Medellín 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Nacionales Medellín Explora 2019.
- 24 Mar 2019Eight personal bests in one day at UNAC Medellín 2019.
- 18 Aug 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.96 at Medellín Explora 2018.
Competitions
- Regreso a Clases Aves María 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Medellin Explora 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Regionales Medellín 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Nacionales Medellín Explora 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- UNAC Medellín 2019 · 24 Mar 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Medellín Explora 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Álzate Oficial 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Medellín Explora 2017 · 9 Dec 2017
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.
- Ale Restrepo — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Juan David Carmona Vásquez — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Hector David Martinez Argaez — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.