People · United States
Nick Ortiz
3×3 · top 16.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2015 · 2015ORTI01
Nick Ortiz has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.62, set at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026, puts him in the top 16.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,621st in the United States. Across 5 competitions since January 2015, he has put 30 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.22 in January 2015 to 12.62, a 43% improvement. Nick has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.62 | 15.12 | top 16.1% | 8,621 / 59,724 |
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
- 15 Aug 2015First sub-20 3×3: 13.62 at Nisei Week 2015.
- 15 Aug 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.62 at Nisei Week 2015.
- 17 Jan 2015First competition: Nub Open 2015. A 22.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Nub Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2015 · 15 Aug 2015 — 1 personal best set
- St. Francis Winter Open 2015 · 1 Feb 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Nub Open 2015 · 17 Jan 2015
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.
- Michael Young — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shane Grogan — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Martin — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.