People · Colombia
Santiago Rodríguez Gallego
4×4 · top 3.9% of 83,917 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017GALL09
Santiago Rodríguez Gallego has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 31.63, set at Amor y Amistad Aves María 2025, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 41st in Colombia. Until May 2011, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since December 2017, he has put 511 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.90 in December 2017 to 8.74, a 48% improvement. Santiago has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 31.63 | 38.54 | top 3.9% | 41 / 1,270 | |
| 3×3 | 8.74 | 10.19 | top 4.3% | 157 / 5,812 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.66 | 16.80 | top 5.5% | 53 / 1,175 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.76 | 1:17.79 | top 12.1% | 62 / 506 | |
| 2×2 | 3.24 | 5.17 | top 17.1% | 549 / 3,615 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.07 | 1:28.21 | top 19.3% | 138 / 533 |
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
- 9 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Medellín Explora 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Regreso a Clases Aves María 2025.
- 19 Mar 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at Aves María 2023.
- 19 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at Aves María 2023.
- 17 Sep 2022First sub-15 3×3: 11.26 at Aves Maria Sabaneta 2022.
- 17 Sep 2022Five personal bests in one day at Aves Maria Sabaneta 2022.
Competitions
- Desafio Aves María Sabaneta 2026 · 12 Apr 2026
- Regreso a Clases Aves Maria 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Relámpago Medellín Explora 2025 · 13 Dec 2025
- Amor y Amistad Aves María 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Medellín Explora 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Regreso a Clases Aves María 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- José Félix de Restrepo Vélez 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- 50 Años Cubeando Aves María 2024 · 18 May 2024
- Aves María Nuevos Campeones 2024 · 10 Mar 2024
- Bosque Plaza al Cubo 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Please Be Solved Aventura 2024 · 28 Jan 2024
- Aves María 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Aves Maria Sabaneta 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 5 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.
- Isabela Quesada Rodríguez — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Julian Daza Grisales — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Emmanuel Gallego Mejía — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.