People · Venezuela
Simon Alberto Rangel Calma
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023CALM01
Simon Alberto Rangel Calma has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.43, set at Road to Nats Caracas II 2025, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 43rd in Venezuela. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2023, he has put 129 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.44 in October 2023 to 9.43, a 54% improvement. Simon has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.43 | 11.99 | top 5.9% | 43 / 1,005 | |
| 4×4 | 56.99 | 1:03.08 | top 33.1% | 88 / 258 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.67 | 29.88 | top 36.0% | 94 / 262 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.17 | 2:10.41 | top 51.9% | 63 / 112 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.95 | 12.40 | top 52.6% | 207 / 410 | |
| Megaminx | 2:27.80 | 2:54.82 | top 60.1% | 79 / 115 |
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
- 26 Sep 2025Four personal bests in one day at Venezuela Nationals 2025.
- 30 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.43 at Road to Nats Caracas II 2025.
- 17 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Road to Nats Caracas 2025.
- 21 Jun 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.07 at CubeSpot Caracas 2025.
- 21 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubeSpot Caracas 2025.
- 4 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.09 at CFOP Plaza las Américas II 2025.
Competitions
- Venezuela Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Road to Nats Caracas II 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Road to Nats Caracas 2025 · 17 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubeSpot Caracas 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CFOP Plaza las Américas II 2025 · 4 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing & Books Caracas 2023 · 14 Oct 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.
- Leandro Paredes — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fabián Villavicencio — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luis Felipe Palacios Peña — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 20,746 people have one; it is 6.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.