People · Peru
Juan Cortez
2×2 · top 3.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024CORT22
Juan Cortez has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.81, set at San Valencube Huancayo 2025, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 83rd in Peru. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2024, he has put 155 official solves on the record across ten events. His 2×2 best has come down from 2.53 in November 2024 to 1.81, a 28% improvement. Juan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Peru | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.81 | 3.66 | top 3.6% | 83 / 2,419 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.55 | 5.50 | top 5.7% | 93 / 1,366 | |
| 3×3 | 11.54 | 14.32 | top 12.3% | 551 / 4,344 | |
| Clock | 7.37 | 8.05 | top 12.5% | 25 / 139 | |
| Skewb | 4.63 | 6.76 | top 15.4% | 109 / 495 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.89 | 1:33.32 | top 26.8% | 192 / 372 | |
| 4×4 | 51.95 | 56.57 | top 27.1% | 358 / 844 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.09 | 29.16 | top 34.5% | 412 / 812 | |
| Square-1 | 31.44 | 41.95 | top 52.1% | 90 / 139 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:41.16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 127 / 134 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.54 at Armando Sueños Blenkir Huancayo 2025.
- 13 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Armando Sueños Blenkir Huancayo 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at San Valencube Huancayo 2025.
- 22 Nov 2024First competition: Peru Nationals 2024. A 16.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Armando Sueños Blenkir Huancayo 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- San Valencube Huancayo 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Peru Nationals 2024 · 22 Nov 2024 — 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.
- Ronald Fernando Remuzgo Salazar — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Russel Edson Vilca Davila — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Leonardo José Hilario Cori — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.