People · Italy
Andrea Nicolini
Skewb · top 11.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024NICO03
Andrea Nicolini has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.11, set at Western Sicily Open 2026, puts him in the top 11.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 132nd in Italy. Across 9 competitions since June 2024, he has put 327 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.37 in June 2024 to 3.68, a 56% improvement. Andrea has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.11 | 7.91 | top 11.6% | 132 / 804 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.30 | 9.67 | top 22.2% | 416 / 1,403 | |
| 2×2 | 3.68 | 6.26 | top 22.4% | 606 / 2,068 | |
| 3×3 | 16.93 | 20.65 | top 30.8% | 1,044 / 2,882 | |
| Clock | 11.57 | 17.21 | top 32.9% | 168 / 414 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.48 | 1:24.91 | top 51.1% | 591 / 1,206 | |
| Megaminx | 2:15.45 | 3:00.39 | top 54.0% | 266 / 544 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.63 | 43.46 | top 56.6% | 511 / 887 | |
| 5×5 | 3:05.48 | 3:12.14 | top 79.8% | 512 / 642 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.65 | — | early days — 3 solves | 340 / 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
Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Western Sicily Open 2026.
- 19 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Sicily Summer 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Sicily Spring 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Sicily Winter 2025.
- 6 Jul 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.59 at Sicily Summer: Arancina Open 2024.
- 6 Jul 2024Six personal bests in one day at Sicily Summer: Arancina Open 2024.
Competitions
- Western Sicily Open 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Sicily Smart Solving 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Sicily Fall 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Sicily Summer 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Sicily Spring 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Sicily Winter 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's Italian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Sicily Summer: Arancina Open 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Sicily Summer: Arancino Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
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.
- Damiano Di Paola — met in 72 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vincenzo Maria Gammino — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Giovanni Tramontano — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.