People · United States
Ryan Bortolotti
2×2 · top 24.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2010 · 2010BORT01
Ryan Bortolotti has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.86, set at Park Ridge Open 2011, puts him in the top 24.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,681st in the United States. Across 7 competitions since November 2010, he has put 89 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:15.86 in November 2010 to 22.25, a 71% improvement. Ryan 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 | 3.86 | 9.33 | top 24.7% | 9,681 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 22.25 | 27.81 | top 46.1% | 26,626 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.91 | 1:05.87 | top 80.7% | 11,973 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:59.97 | — | top 81.7% | 15,219 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 21.44 | 25.00 | top 94.5% | 27,572 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 4:40.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,079 / 9,401 |
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
- 14 May 2011Three personal bests in one day at Park Ridge Open 2011.
- 2 Apr 2011First sub-30 3×3: 26.71 at Harvard Spring 2011.
- 2 Apr 2011Three personal bests in one day at Harvard Spring 2011.
- 18 Dec 2010First sub-60 3×3: 52.31 at Liberty Science Center Open 2010.
- 6 Nov 2010First competition: Princeton Fall 2010. A 1:15.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Monmouth County Open 2013 · 12 Jan 2013
- River Hill Summer 2012 · 16 Jun 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Park Ridge Open 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Harvard Spring 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- St. Joseph's College Winter 2011 · 15 Jan 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2010 · 18 Dec 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Princeton Fall 2010 · 6 Nov 2010
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.
- Mike Kotch — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bob Burton — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kian Barry — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.