People · Ecuador
Santiago Matias Guarnizo Alvarez
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023ALVA11
Santiago Matias Guarnizo Alvarez has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.17, set at Guayaquil Masters Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20th in Ecuador. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2023, he has put 108 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.18 in April 2023 to 8.17, a 46% improvement. Santiago has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 8.17 | 9.93 | top 3.1% | 20 / 1,104 | |
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 3.50 | top 7.1% | 38 / 686 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.86 | 17.91 | top 9.9% | 19 / 243 |
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
- 25 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Welcome Guayaquil Open 2026.
- 14 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 9.23 at Guayaco Cubing 2023.
- 14 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.23 at Guayaco Cubing 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: Guayaco Open 2023. A 15.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guayaquil Masters Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Welcome Guayaquil Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Apol Open Guayaquil 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Guayaco Cubing 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Guayaco Open 2023 · 22 Apr 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.
- Caleb Salcedo Rivera — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Geovanny Arias — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Fernando Zevallos — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.