People · United States
Ty Portzen
Skewb · top 9.1% of 74,164 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018PORT10
Ty Portzen has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.72, set at Copper Country Comeback 2026, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,418th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 27 competitions since June 2018, he has put 572 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.51 in June 2018 to 13.93, a 66% improvement. Ty has entered 27 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.72 | 6.09 | top 9.1% | 1,418 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.47 | 7.46 | top 16.3% | 4,394 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 5.27 | top 18.3% | 7,280 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 13.93 | 18.32 | top 20.8% | 11,365 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 10.58 | 13.66 | top 27.8% | 2,197 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.93 | 51.63 | top 51.1% | 7,147 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.60 | 1:29.63 | top 58.1% | 10,176 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 55 moves | — | top 88.8% | 1,818 / 2,059 |
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
- 19 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Copper Country Comeback 2026.
- 12 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.93 at Green Bay 2023.
- 20 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Door County Cube Challenge 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Swallow Spring 2023.
- 5 Mar 2022Three personal bests in one day at NA Stadium Series - Green Bay 2022.
- 5 Feb 2022Three personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2022.
Competitions
- Copper Country Comeback 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- FMC World 2026 · 20 Jun 2026
- Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Eau Claire 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Milwaukee Cubing Mania 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Green Bay 2023 · 12 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes FMC Championship 2023 · 14 Oct 2023
- Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2023 · 7 Oct 2023
- Wisconsin Cubing Marathon 2023 · 26 Aug 2023
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- OH in a Madison Ballroom 2023 · 8 Jul 2023
- Door County Cube Challenge 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Swallow Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- MBLD in a Madison Meeting Room 2023 · 4 Mar 2023
- Rochester Fall 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Get to the Point 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Side Events Minnesota 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Milwaukee First 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022 · 29 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- NA Stadium Series - Green Bay 2022 · 5 Mar 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Copper Country Cubing Summer 2021 · 24 Jul 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiscube 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Lake Country Fall 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2019 · 16 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- 3rd Coast Cubing 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Get to the Point 2018 · 3 Jun 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.
- Carter Kucala — met in 115 rounds, never finished ahead
- Simon Kellum — met in 106 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brian Johnson — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.