People · United States
Anthony Forcione
3×3 · top 9.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2010 · 2010FORC02
Anthony Forcione has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.71, set at Berkeley Spring 2023, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,319th in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 24 competitions since April 2010, he has put 437 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.30 in April 2010 to 10.71, a 73% improvement. Anthony has entered 24 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 10.71 | 13.85 | top 9.6% | 5,319 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 47.74 | 53.77 | top 21.9% | 3,362 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 3.96 | 4.95 | top 26.0% | 10,395 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.98 | 31.57 | top 28.8% | 3,764 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.09 | 1:51.00 | top 34.0% | 2,733 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 3:02.75 | 3:28.30 | top 42.4% | 1,586 / 4,262 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:39.92 | — | top 46.5% | 1,019 / 2,128 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.44 | 14.58 | top 48.6% | 14,283 / 29,168 | |
| 7×7 | 5:52.41 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,034 / 3,236 | |
| Megaminx | 6:23.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,996 / 8,026 |
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
- 12 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Spring 2023.
- 17 Feb 2018Four personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Winter 2018.
- 17 Sep 2016Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Summer 2016.
- 10 Apr 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.47 at Berkeley Spring 2016.
- 6 Sep 2014Three personal bests in one day at River Hill Summer 2014.
- 8 Feb 2014Four personal bests in one day at River Hill Winter 2014.
Competitions
- SacCubing XXIV 2026 · 20 Sep 2026
- Davis Big Summer 2026 · 8 Aug 2026
- Davis Summer 2025 · 2 Aug 2025
- SacCubing XIV 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2023 · 12 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing VI 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Tour - Cupertino 2018 · 15 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Rally In The Valley 2017 · 2 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016
- Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2016 · 17 Sep 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2016 · 10 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2015 · 12 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- River Hill Summer 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- River Hill Winter 2014 · 8 Feb 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- River Hill Winter 2012 · 21 Jan 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Washington DC Winter 2011 · 19 Feb 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- River Hill Fall 2010 · 11 Dec 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2010 · 11 Jul 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Baltimore Spring competition 2010 · 18 Apr 2010
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.
- Paul Mahvi — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Corey Sakowski — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Nat Baylon — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 7.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.