People · United States
George Rivero
2×2 · top 0.22% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025RIVE01
George Rivero has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 0.79, set at NOLA Cube Fest 2026, puts him in the top 0.22% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 94th in the United States. Until November 2011, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2025, he has put 264 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.40 in January 2025 to 8.48, a 37% improvement. George has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 0.79 | 3.49 | top 0.22% | 94 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 8.48 | 10.23 | top 3.7% | 2,090 / 59,724 | |
| Megaminx | 1:02.08 | 1:05.01 | top 11.1% | 751 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.68 | 19.99 | top 14.3% | 1,854 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 8.43 | 9.94 | top 17.2% | 1,314 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 44.73 | 53.09 | top 18.0% | 2,740 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.63 | 9.03 | top 24.9% | 6,789 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.13 | 2:07.79 | top 46.1% | 3,810 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 35.82 | 57.74 | top 59.7% | 3,945 / 6,743 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026Six personal bests in one day at NOLA Cube Fest 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.43 at LA Unorthodox Twistgiving 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Louisiana Mega Two Day 2025.
- 24 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Assumption Mustang Cubing 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at South East Louisiana Open 2025.
- 3 Jan 2025First competition: Baton Rouge Winter A 2025. A 14.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cajun Cube Clash 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- NOLA Cube Fest 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- LA Unorthodox Twistgiving 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Louisiana Mega Two Day 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Assumption Mustang Cubing 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- South East Louisiana Open 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Baton Rouge Winter A 2025 · 3 Jan 2025 — 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.
- Ordway Persyn — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Seth Talbot — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Teri McAcy — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 2.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.