People · Italy
Federico Ortu
3×3 one-handed · top 6.5% of 73,695 all-time · competing since October 2012 · 2012ORTU01
Federico Ortu has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 14.19, set at PoliMi Op3n 2018, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 62nd in Italy. Until September 2009, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since October 2012, he has put 434 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 11 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.71 in October 2012 to 10.53, a 44% improvement. Federico has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.19 | 21.18 | top 6.5% | 62 / 887 | |
| 3×3 | 10.53 | 12.61 | top 9.0% | 338 / 2,882 | |
| 2×2 | 3.30 | 6.35 | top 17.8% | 478 / 2,068 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:07.06 | — | top 35.7% | 94 / 244 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.18 | 1:30.41 | top 42.0% | 499 / 1,206 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.00 | 14.15 | top 60.5% | 941 / 1,403 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 14:03 | — | early days — 3 solves | 61 / 100 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 217 / 266 | |
| 5×5 | 4:55.02 | — | top 96.6% | 619 / 642 |
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
- 4 Jan 2015Four personal bests in one day at Milan Winter Open 2015.
- 6 Sep 2014Three personal bests in one day at Bugella Open 2014.
- 12 Jan 2014Five personal bests in one day at Milan Winter Open 2014.
- 2 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at Legnano Open 2013.
- 7 Sep 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.06 at Milan Blind Day 2013.
- 7 Sep 2013Five personal bests in one day at Milan Blind Day 2013.
Competitions
- Turin Winter Open 2019 · 12 Jan 2019
- PoliMi Op3n 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017
- Turin Cube Day 2017 · 5 Mar 2017
- Milan Slam Open 2016 · 13 Mar 2016
- Italian Open 2015 · 5 Dec 2015
- PoliMi Open 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Milan Winter Open 2015 · 4 Jan 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- PoliMi Italian Open 2014 · 13 Dec 2014
- Bugella Open 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- No Parity Open 2014 · 21 Jun 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Big CubingItaly 2014 · 31 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Milan Winter Open 2014 · 12 Jan 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Legnano Open 2013 · 2 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Big CubingItaly Open 2013 · 5 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Milan Blind Day 2013 · 7 Sep 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Italian Championship 2013 · 9 Mar 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Milan Winter Open 2013 · 12 Jan 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Milan Blind Day 2012 · 6 Oct 2012
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.
- Marco Rota — met in 108 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Matteo Provasi — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Matteo Colombo — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.19 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.