People · Colombia
Santiago Valderrama Valderrama
3×3 · top 7.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024VALD01
Santiago Valderrama Valderrama has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.01, set at WCA South American Championship 2026, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 290th in Colombia. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2024, he has put 129 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.52 in February 2024 to 10.01, a 53% 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 | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.01 | 15.63 | top 7.5% | 290 / 5,812 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.49 | 11.99 | top 23.7% | 512 / 2,395 | |
| 2×2 | 4.43 | 5.44 | top 32.0% | 1,051 / 3,615 | |
| Skewb | 7.78 | 11.60 | top 39.6% | 447 / 1,065 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.43 | — | early days — 2 solves | 617 / 1,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.73 | 38.89 | top 56.8% | 663 / 1,175 | |
| Square-1 | 48.16 | 1:07.82 | top 74.3% | 248 / 317 |
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
- 12 Jun 2026First sub-20 3×3: 10.01 at WCA South American Championship 2026.
- 12 Jun 2026First sub-15 3×3: 10.01 at WCA South American Championship 2026.
- 13 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Tunal Bogotá 2024.
- 7 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Avenida Chile X 2024.
- 4 Feb 2024First competition: Centro Mayor 2024. A 21.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WCA South American Championship 2026 · 12 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- APA Cube Bogota 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tunal Bogotá 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Avenida Chile X 2024 · 7 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Centro Mayor 2024 · 4 Feb 2024
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.
- Jacob Goossens Celis — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Heder Andrés Ávila González — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Juan David Martinez Riveros — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.