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Diego Basilio Benedetto Ortega
3×3 · top 7.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022ORTE08
Diego Basilio Benedetto Ortega has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.93, set at GAN Odd-yssey Ortigas 2025, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 750th in the Philippines. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since December 2022, he has put 339 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.10 in December 2022 to 9.93, a 38% improvement. Diego 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 | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.93 | 11.83 | top 7.3% | 750 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 4.20 | top 11.1% | 455 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.09 | 23.52 | top 18.0% | 443 / 2,440 | |
| 4×4 | 45.33 | 58.22 | top 18.7% | 469 / 2,135 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.00 | 9.03 | top 20.0% | 530 / 2,621 | |
| Skewb | 6.32 | 11.05 | top 28.3% | 443 / 1,320 | |
| Megaminx | 1:33.18 | 1:53.56 | top 30.2% | 228 / 690 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.10 | 2:01.83 | top 44.1% | 502 / 928 | |
| Clock | 15.04 | 26.79 | top 48.1% | 307 / 534 | |
| 7×7 | 7:13.78 | — | early days — 2 solves | 236 / 275 |
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
- 25 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at GAN Odd-yssey Ortigas 2025.
- 13 Jul 2024Four personal bests in one day at Valenzuela Cubing Open 2024.
- 28 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.99 at General Trias Speedcubing Open 2023.
- 28 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at General Trias Speedcubing Open 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.16 at Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2023.
Competitions
- Makati Speedcubing Open VIII 2026 · 19 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- GAN Odd-yssey Ortigas 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Philippine Championship 2025 · 19 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Imus Speedcubing Open II 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Central Luzon Championship 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Valenzuela Cubing Open 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- MnM Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2024 · 15 Jun 2024
- Cavite Speedcubing Open VII 2024 · 1 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- South Luzon Championship 2023 · 3 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Dasmariñas Speedcubing Open 2023 · 15 Jul 2023
- General Trias Speedcubing Open 2023 · 28 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Luzon Championship 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cavite Speedcubing Open III 2022 · 10 Dec 2022
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.
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 71 rounds, never finished ahead
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Louie Jay Quibote — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.