People · Chile
Santiago Santander Ortega
3×3 · top 4.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023ORTE12
Santiago Santander Ortega has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.65, set at Viña Christmas 2024, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 78th in Chile. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since July 2023, he has put 272 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.53 in July 2023 to 8.65, a 51% improvement. Santiago has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.65 | 11.11 | top 4.1% | 78 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.58 | 19.97 | top 9.3% | 45 / 458 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 4.32 | top 13.7% | 167 / 1,303 | |
| 4×4 | 46.46 | 47.76 | top 20.1% | 148 / 562 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.84 | 1:35.89 | top 22.2% | 68 / 223 | |
| Skewb | 6.49 | 9.90 | top 29.6% | 143 / 314 | |
| Megaminx | 2:15.69 | — | early days — 2 solves | 147 / 196 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 25 / 40 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.76 | — | top 71.6% | 582 / 871 |
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
- 21 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Viña Christmas 2024.
- 7 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rancagua Open 2024.
- 14 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Parquemet Cubos 2024.
- 14 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Parquemet Cubos 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Club De Campo Cubing La Pintana 2024.
- 29 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.70 at Anahuac Cubing 2023.
Competitions
- Open Club El Dado 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Viña Christmas 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rancagua Open 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Olimpiadas de la Mente - Santiago 2024 · 30 Nov 2024
- Parquemet Cubos 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Warm Up SAC Santiago 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Patio Cubik Lite 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Club De Campo Cubing La Pintana 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Patio Cubik Open 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Lions in Baquedano Cubing 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Patio Cubik Masters Domingo 2023 · 26 Nov 2023
- Patio Cubik Open 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Anahuac Cubing 2023 · 29 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Las Acacias al Cubo Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 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.
- Dante Navarro Vera — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Gabriel Alonso Ibáñez Miranda — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Felipe Medel — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.