People · Italy
Alessandro Calanna
2×2 · top 9.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017CALA07
Alessandro Calanna has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.53, set at Sicily Open 2018, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 288th in Italy. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2017, he has put 177 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.21 in December 2017 to 2.53, a 51% improvement. Alessandro has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.53 | 4.46 | top 9.2% | 288 / 2,068 | |
| 3×3 | 11.32 | 15.26 | top 11.5% | 434 / 2,882 | |
| Skewb | 6.75 | 8.45 | top 31.7% | 323 / 804 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.55 | 37.60 | top 40.7% | 366 / 887 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.28 | 1:12.38 | top 42.1% | 502 / 1,206 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.10 | 12.74 | top 45.7% | 747 / 1,403 | |
| Square-1 | 32.99 | 59.59 | top 55.1% | 221 / 411 | |
| Megaminx | 2:25.55 | — | top 59.1% | 299 / 544 | |
| 5×5 | 2:37.36 | — | top 69.3% | 424 / 642 | |
| Clock | 22.87 | — | early days — 1 solve | 311 / 414 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Oct 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.62 at Sicily Open 2018.
- 6 Oct 2018Eight personal bests in one day at Sicily Open 2018.
- 13 Jan 2018Six personal bests in one day at Etna Open 2018.
- 16 Dec 2017First competition: Italian Championship 2017. A 17.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Etna Open 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Sicily Open 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- Etna Open 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Italian Championship 2017 · 16 Dec 2017
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.
- Simone Cantarelli — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Damiano Di Paola — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
- Vincenzo Maria Gammino — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.