People · United States
George Rivero
2×2 · top 0.22% of 189,179 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 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 96th in the United States. Until November 2011, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2025, he has put 344 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.40 in January 2025 to 7.74, a 42% improvement. George has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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% | 96 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 7.74 | 10.14 | top 2.4% | 1,422 / 60,666 | |
| Megaminx | 53.71 | 1:00.90 | top 6.9% | 488 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 39.51 | 50.71 | top 11.6% | 1,746 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.67 | 19.83 | top 14.3% | 1,883 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 8.43 | 9.94 | top 17.1% | 1,335 / 9,172 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.07 | 1:31.61 | top 21.7% | 1,713 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.63 | 9.03 | top 24.9% | 6,898 / 29,168 | |
| 6×6 | 2:50.37 | 3:10.55 | top 36.3% | 1,327 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 5:26.97 | 5:34.30 | top 58.9% | 1,790 / 3,236 | |
| Square-1 | 35.82 | 57.74 | top 59.7% | 4,000 / 6,846 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Louisiana Championship 2026.
- 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.
Competitions
- Louisiana Championship 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- 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 69 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Seth Talbot — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Gunner Engelsman — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.74 away.
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,829 people have one; it is 3.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.