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Alejandro Ortiz
Skewb · top 1.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017ORTI12
Alejandro Ortiz has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.12, set at Simi Mini B 2026, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 243rd in the United States. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since October 2017, he has put 295 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.41 in October 2017 to 10.43, a 55% improvement. Alejandro has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.12 | 4.54 | top 1.7% | 243 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.11 | 5.62 | top 8.2% | 2,103 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 10.43 | 12.87 | top 8.7% | 4,800 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.08 | 21.83 | top 18.0% | 2,323 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 46.16 | 54.86 | top 19.7% | 3,001 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.92 | 4.38 | top 25.5% | 9,994 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 32.20 | 48.57 | top 53.6% | 3,531 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:43.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,354 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:57.83 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,981 / 2,092 |
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
- 8 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Simi Mini B 2026.
- 21 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Geffen Spring 2022.
- 7 Jul 2019Four personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 18 2019.
- 14 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.03 at Cerritos Open 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.46 at Irvine Winter 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at Irvine Winter 2018.
Competitions
- UCLA Spring 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Simi Mini B 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Poly Cubed at Pomona 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- UCLA Westerns Warmup 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Geffen Spring 2022 · 21 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- San Diego Summer 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2019 · 17 Aug 2019
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 18 2019 · 7 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Nisei Week 2018 · 18 Aug 2018
- West Coast Cubing Tour - Los Angeles 2018 · 11 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- A Bruin Cube Day 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cerritos Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Irvine Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Newport Fall 2017 · 7 Oct 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.
- Elijah Brown — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Young — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.