People · Canada
Andreas Petsalis
Square-1 · top 7.4% of 25,662 all-time · competing since October 2014 · 2014PETS01
Andreas Petsalis has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 10.76, set at Ottawa Side Events A 2026, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 25,662 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 56th in Canada. Until August 2010, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since October 2014, he has put 316 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 66% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.71 in October 2014 to 10.90, a 74% improvement. Andreas has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 10.76 | 13.55 | top 7.4% | 56 / 973 | |
| 3×3 | 10.90 | 12.79 | top 10.2% | 950 / 10,502 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 4.89 | top 13.7% | 926 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.35 | 28.61 | top 27.1% | 594 / 2,632 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.32 | 10.39 | top 39.0% | 1,811 / 4,913 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.84 | 1:23.33 | top 44.8% | 1,239 / 3,180 | |
| Skewb | 9.70 | 17.16 | top 53.1% | 1,466 / 2,928 | |
| Clock | 21.10 | — | top 67.8% | 678 / 1,057 |
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
- 8 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Saint Mike's Cube Fest VT 2025.
- 21 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Pennsylvania Championship 2024.
- 27 May 2022First sub-20 3×3: 13.58 at CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022.
- 27 May 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.58 at CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022.
- 21 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2017.
- 21 May 2016First sub-30 3×3: 20.54 at National Capital Region 2016.
Competitions
- Ottawa Side Events A 2026 · 18 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Saint Mikes Winter VT 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Open de Gatineau 2026 · 28 Feb 2026
- Saint Mike's Cube Fest VT 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Championnat Canadien 2025 · 24 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024
- Pennsylvania Championship 2024 · 21 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 · 7 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 · 27 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Montreal Limited Winter 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2017 · 21 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Montreal Fall 2014 · 11 Oct 2014
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.
- Zayn Khanani — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack Chicoine — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Karnaukh — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,557 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.