People · Guatemala
Rafael Cortéz
2×2 · top 5.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018CORT01
Rafael Cortéz has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.16, set at Los Próceres 2019, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 35th in Guatemala. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2018, he has put 105 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.37 in February 2018 to 15.00, a 14% improvement. Rafael 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 | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.16 | 6.60 | top 5.9% | 35 / 741 | |
| 3×3 | 15.00 | 18.99 | top 24.5% | 206 / 1,255 | |
| Megaminx | 2:08.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 84 / 138 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.58 | 38.91 | top 54.6% | 168 / 313 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.32 | 16.80 | top 69.2% | 312 / 481 |
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 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at IGA 2018.
- 10 Feb 2018First competition: Big Bang Open 2018. A 17.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Los Próceres 2019 · 24 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- IGA 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Nacionales Guatemala 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- San Lucas Open 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Big Bang Open 2018 · 10 Feb 2018
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.
- Alexander Batz — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brian Bernabé Bolaños Arreaga — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Fernando José Muchuch Chavez — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 3.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.