People · Ecuador
Carlos Mario Ortiz Alay
2×2 · top 6.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022ALAY02
Carlos Mario Ortiz Alay has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.27, set at Ecuador Nationals 2024, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 34th in Ecuador. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2022, he has put 370 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 50% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.37 in October 2022 to 10.30, a 28% improvement. Carlos 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 | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.27 | 3.78 | top 6.8% | 34 / 686 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.98 | 5.80 | top 7.5% | 31 / 394 | |
| 3×3 | 10.30 | 11.76 | top 8.4% | 73 / 1,104 | |
| Skewb | 4.86 | 6.26 | top 17.1% | 32 / 165 | |
| 4×4 | 46.89 | 55.89 | top 20.7% | 61 / 272 | |
| Square-1 | 22.61 | 31.33 | top 33.8% | 8 / 36 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.55 | 31.12 | top 38.2% | 122 / 243 | |
| Megaminx | 1:49.85 | 2:15.65 | top 40.2% | 60 / 115 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.63 | 1:57.89 | top 40.9% | 50 / 108 | |
| 7×7 | 4:43.13 | 5:07.33 | early days — 3 solves | 16 / 33 | |
| Clock | 14.99 | 17.23 | top 47.9% | 28 / 56 | |
| 6×6 | 3:25.59 | 3:27.99 | early days — 3 solves | 21 / 42 |
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
- 10 Oct 2024Six personal bests in one day at Ecuador Nationals 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Fundación de Cuenca Open 2024.
- 1 Sep 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Ecuador Nationals 2023.
- 22 Oct 2022First competition: Manta Open 2022. A 16.17 3×3 single to start from.
- 22 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.37 at Manta Open 2022.
Competitions
- Ecuador Nationals 2024 · 10 Oct 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Vacaciones Cuenca Open 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Fundación de Cuenca Open 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cuenca Sigue Cubeando 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ecuador Nationals 2023 · 1 Sep 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Manta Open 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Josué Ordóñez — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Ronny Morocho — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.