People · United States
Anthony Bottari
3×3 · top 5.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025BOTT03
Anthony Bottari has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.14, set at WPI Spring 2026, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,903rd in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2025, he has put 72 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.98 in November 2025 to 9.14, a 17% improvement. Anthony has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.14 | 11.91 | top 5.2% | 2,903 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.14 | 26.48 | top 26.5% | 3,417 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 4.08 | 4.66 | top 27.5% | 10,868 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 57.19 | 1:01.95 | top 33.3% | 5,318 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.57 | 13.23 | top 49.6% | 14,391 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 18.74 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,151 / 8,927 | |
| 6×6 | 3:53.86 | 4:09.06 | early days — 3 solves | 2,451 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 1:04.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,799 / 6,743 |
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
- 2 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.14 at WPI Spring 2026.
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at WPI Spring 2026.
- 22 Nov 2025First competition: New Hampshire Championship 2025. A 10.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WPI Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- The Battle of Concord MA 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- New Hampshire Championship 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
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.
- Jacob Carubia — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Derek White — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joshua Burdick — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 2.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.