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Steven C. Ortiz
3×3 · top 13.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026ORTI02
Steven C. Ortiz has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.82, set at UMBC Winter 2026, puts him in the top 13.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,112th in the United States. Across 1 competition since February 2026, he has put 12 official solves on the record across two events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.82 | 17.02 | top 13.3% | 7,112 / 59,724 | |
| 5×5 | 2:44.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,398 / 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 story so far
- 14 Feb 2026First competition: UMBC Winter 2026. A 13.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UMBC Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 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.
- Ming Chai (柴明) — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Zhiyuan Feng — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Rich Tayag — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
- A sub-2:00 5×5 single — 20,087 people have one; it is 44.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.