People · Colombia
Simon Joel Cojo Merchan
3×3 · top 7.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023MERC07
Simon Joel Cojo Merchan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.09, set at Avenida Chile XXXVI 2026, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 301st in Colombia. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since April 2023, he has put 378 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.12 in April 2023 to 10.09, a 56% improvement. Simon has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 10.09 | 13.18 | top 7.7% | 301 / 5,812 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.22 | 8.55 | top 8.8% | 196 / 2,395 | |
| 2×2 | 2.96 | 4.89 | top 13.8% | 426 / 3,615 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.43 | 32.79 | top 32.7% | 344 / 1,175 | |
| 4×4 | 58.64 | 1:11.78 | top 35.0% | 477 / 1,270 | |
| Skewb | 25.13 | — | early days — 2 solves | 949 / 1,065 |
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 2026Three personal bests in one day at Avenida Chile XXXVI 2026.
- 9 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Colombian Nationals Avenida Chile 2024.
- 22 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.94 at Avenida Chile IV Teams 2023.
- 22 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Avenida Chile IV Teams 2023.
- 23 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.08 at Monterrey Bogotá III 2023.
- 23 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Monterrey Bogotá III 2023.
Competitions
- Avenida Chile XXXVI 2026 · 9 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- WCA South American Championship 2026 · 12 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Avenida Chile XXIX 2025 · 21 Dec 2025
- Avenida Chile XXIV 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Avenida Chile XXIII 2025 · 8 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Avenida Chile XXII 2025 · 18 May 2025
- Colombian Nationals Avenida Chile 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Avenida Chile XII 2024 · 16 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Avenida Chile IX 2024 · 17 Mar 2024
- Avenida Chile VIII 2024 · 18 Feb 2024
- Avenida Chile VII 2024 · 21 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Avenida Chile VI Four Rounds 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Avenida Chile V Levels 2023 · 19 Nov 2023
- Avenida Chile IV Teams 2023 · 22 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Monterrey Bogotá III 2023 · 23 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bacatá Open 2023 · 29 Apr 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.
- Dennis Rosero — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Eduard Esteban García Domínguez — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Shanty Rodríguez — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.