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Alberto Mantovani

4×4 · top 0.23% of 83,917 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022MANT03

Alberto Mantovani has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 22.32, set at Dreht's Eich in Ergolding 2025, puts him in the top 0.23% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Italy. Until August 2014, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 50 competitions since August 2022, he has put 3,019 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.40 in August 2022 to 5.49, a 47% improvement. Alberto has entered 50 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

4×4
best event — top 0.23% of 83,917 all-time
22.32
signature single · Dreht's Eich in Ergolding 2025
3,019
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 69% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingItaly
4×422.3227.72
top 0.23%3 / 1,206
3×35.498.29
top 0.24%6 / 2,882
5×545.0449.69
top 0.68%4 / 642
7×72:05.702:20.94
top 0.97%2 / 219
6×61:25.771:37.74
top 1.2%2 / 273
3×3 one-handed10.6914.64
top 1.6%13 / 887
Pyraminx2.874.99
top 3.2%71 / 1,403
Megaminx47.3753.65
top 4.0%24 / 544
2×21.903.09
top 4.1%142 / 2,068
Skewb3.275.68
top 6.4%81 / 804
Clock6.177.93
top 7.8%46 / 414
Square-111.0717.69
top 8.1%37 / 411

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

Castenaso Strikes Back 2022: 10.40Cubing Italy for Charity 2023: 9.56Valsugana Speedcubing 2023: 9.50Feltre: WC Warmup 2023: 8.73Tridentum Open 2023: 7.71Italian Championship 2023: 7.84Rovereto Speedcubing 2024: 8.10Mega Chiasso 2024: 8.32San Marino Nationals 2024: 8.31Crevalcore al Cubo 2024: 7.75Vigevano Squared 2024: 7.90Montemurlo Speedcubing 2024: 7.55Muggiò: IC Qualifier 2024: 8.02Valsugana Speedcubing 2024: 5.49Rubik's Italian Championship 2024: 7.50Camuni al Cubo 2024: 8.05Museo d'Arte Gallarate Open 2024: 7.83Casorezzo Winter Open 2025: 7.78Crevalcore al Cubo 2025: 7.55Südtirol Open 2025: 8.04Muggiò Spring 2025: 8.48Cavarzere al Cubo 2025: 7.49It's Sarzana O'Clock 2025: 7.09Illasi al Cubo 2025: 7.45Dosson al Cubo 2025: 7.75Malegno Valleminx 2025: 7.86Em Ammò Mia Cubat Asee 2025: 7.76Cubing Days Neuburg 2025: 7.50Valsugana Speedcubing 2025: 7.68Dreiländereck-Open 2025: 7.16Campiglia Open 2025: 7.06Dreht's Eich in Ergolding 2025: 7.42Rubik's Italian Championship 2025: 7.65Bozen Open 2026: 7.14Minerbe Open 2026: 7.93Munich Open 2026: 7.72Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026: 7.25Éire 100 2026: 8.345.4910.4027 Aug 202222 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-20 4×4 single — 42 people have one; it is 2.32 away.
  • A sub-5 3×3 single — 344 people have one; it is 0.49 away.

Targets move as he improves.