People · Peru
Sergio Minaya Pimentel
2×2 · top 0.45% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017PIME01
Sergio Minaya Pimentel has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 0.94, set at TCG Space II Santa Anita 2023, puts him in the top 0.45% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Peru. Until November 2011, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 55 competitions since May 2017, he has put 2,575 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.39 in May 2017 to 6.38, a 63% improvement. Sergio has entered 55 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Peru | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 0.94 | 2.27 | top 0.45% | 8 / 2,419 | |
| 3×3 | 6.38 | 8.86 | top 0.75% | 20 / 4,344 | |
| 4×4 | 28.96 | 34.37 | top 2.2% | 23 / 844 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.52 | 4.28 | top 2.2% | 30 / 1,366 | |
| Skewb | 2.91 | 6.20 | top 4.6% | 36 / 495 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.62 | 15.49 | top 5.5% | 68 / 812 | |
| 5×5 | 1:01.14 | 1:05.35 | top 6.1% | 31 / 329 | |
| Megaminx | 56.03 | 1:03.04 | top 7.9% | 55 / 372 | |
| 6×6 | 2:21.53 | 2:31.92 | top 21.2% | 47 / 145 | |
| 7×7 | 3:59.97 | 4:06.85 | top 30.7% | 56 / 111 | |
| Square-1 | 27.70 | 36.89 | top 45.0% | 82 / 139 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 41.67 | top 48.3% | 42 / 78 | |
| Clock | 18.55 | 22.42 | top 60.4% | 112 / 139 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:55.33 | — | early days — 2 solves | 107 / 134 |
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 Aug 2023Five personal bests in one day at San Marcos Open 2023.
- 28 Jan 2022Three personal bests in one day at Chiclayano Talent Is Here 2022.
- 30 Oct 2021Three personal bests in one day at Speedcubers Elite Lima 2021.
- 29 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at A Romper Tu PB Lima 2020.
- 22 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Trujillo Happy New Year 2020.
- 21 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at La Tienda Cubera Christmas 2019.
Competitions
- PUCP Cubing Festival X 2026 · 21 Mar 2026
- PUCP Cubing Festival IX 2026 · 7 Mar 2026
- PUCP Cubing Festival VIII 2025 · 7 Dec 2025
- Peru Nationals 2025 · 29 Aug 2025
- PUCP Cubing Festival V 2025 · 19 Jul 2025
- Plaza Center Cube Lima VI 2025 · 5 Apr 2025
- Peru Nationals 2024 · 22 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Oso Cubing Fest I Lima 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Open PUCP Cubing Community 2024 · 19 Jul 2024
- Open PUCP 2024 · 16 Mar 2024
- Plaza Center Cube Lima lll 2024 · 10 Feb 2024
- Speedcuber Peru II Lima 2023 · 16 Dec 2023
- TCG Space II Santa Anita 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Real Cube II Lima 2023 · 11 Nov 2023
- TCG Space Santa Anita 2023 · 21 Oct 2023
- Plaza Center Cube Lima I 2023 · 16 Sep 2023
- Chosica Cubing Cup 2023 · 3 Sep 2023
- La Tienda Cubera Fest 2023 · 19 Aug 2023
- San Marcos Open 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Lima Cubinvierno 2023 · 22 Jul 2023
- Cube Force Lima 2023 · 20 May 2023
- Speedcuber Peru I Lima 2023 · 4 Mar 2023
- Lima Summer 2023 · 4 Feb 2023
- TCG Power Up 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Sin DNF en el Palacio 2022 · 26 Nov 2022
- Peru Nationals 2022 · 19 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Real Cube 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- School Winter Lima 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- TCG Nueva Generación 2022 · 30 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Lima Cuberano 2022 · 12 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Chiclayano Talent Is Here 2022 · 28 Jan 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedcubers Elite Lima 2021 · 30 Oct 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- A Romper Tu PB Lima 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Trujillo Happy New Year 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Lima Cuberano 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- La Tienda Cubera Christmas 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Palacio del Cubo 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Peru Nationals 2019 · 16 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Copa Black Horse 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcuber Perú Otoño 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Aventura Cúbica VII 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- La Tienda Cubera Christmas 2018 · 22 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Aventura Cúbica VI 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- LTC Kids 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Peru Nationals 2018 · 29 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Torneo Activa Club 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- FIGHT Peru 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CCS 2018 · 2 Mar 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Crazy Cubes Spring 2017 · 24 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Campeonato Nacional Perubik 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- ChimboteRubik 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- LTC Cube Fest 2017 · 22 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Crazy Cubes Open 2017 · 9 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Latin America Cubing Tour - Lima 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik Pro 2017 · 21 May 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.
- Pedro Giuseppe Garcia Milla — met in 394 rounds, finished ahead 93 times
- Piero Alessandro Laguna Obregon — met in 349 rounds, finished ahead 196 times · head to head
- Jose Antonio Cuipal Maguiña — met in 289 rounds, finished ahead 93 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 3.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.