People · Colombia
Santiago Valenzuela
Skewb · top 12.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015VALE05
Santiago Valenzuela has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.17, set at Nacionales Medellín Explora 2019, puts him in the top 12.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 154th in Colombia. Across 9 competitions since May 2015, he has put 269 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.48 in May 2015 to 13.97, a 62% improvement. Santiago has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.17 | 6.62 | top 12.1% | 154 / 1,065 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.37 | 8.79 | top 15.5% | 337 / 2,395 | |
| 2×2 | 3.31 | 6.27 | top 17.9% | 584 / 3,615 | |
| 3×3 | 13.97 | 16.93 | top 20.9% | 928 / 5,812 | |
| 4×4 | 51.71 | 1:01.93 | top 26.8% | 356 / 1,270 | |
| Megaminx | 1:31.00 | 1:43.15 | top 28.9% | 203 / 533 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.18 | 2:16.05 | top 51.9% | 317 / 506 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 49.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 930 / 1,175 | |
| Square-1 | 1:21.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 299 / 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
- 22 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.97 at Nacionales Medellín Explora 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Nacionales Medellín Explora 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Cali Cube 2018.
- 25 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.22 at Mirá Ve 2017.
- 25 Nov 2017Eight personal bests in one day at Mirá Ve 2017.
- 23 Jan 2016First sub-30 3×3: 26.17 at Palmetto Plaza 2016.
Competitions
- Cubing Comicfest Cali 2025 · 2 May 2025
- Bibliopen II Cali 2022 · 3 Dec 2022
- Nacionales Medellín Explora 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- CUDES Cali 2019 · 1 Jun 2019
- Cali Cube 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Mirá Ve 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Torneo Cosmocentro 2016 · 4 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Palmetto Plaza 2016 · 23 Jan 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Nacionales Aquarela SpeedCubing 2015 · 16 May 2015
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.
- Eduard Esteban García Domínguez — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Daniel Cano Salgado — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nicolás Lasso Peña — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.