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Armani Paulino
3×3 · top 3.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024PAUL19
Armani Paulino has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.23, set at Machesney Park Spring 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,819th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since September 2024, he has put 65 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Armani has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.23 | 9.59 | top 3.2% | 1,819 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 41.13 | 48.51 | top 13.4% | 2,005 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.44 | 5.24 | top 19.4% | 7,631 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.90 | 27.31 | top 23.0% | 2,949 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.12 | 2:05.76 | top 44.8% | 3,682 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:39.12 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,224 / 4,196 |
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
- 21 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Machesney Park Spring 2026.
- 28 Sep 2024First competition: DuPage Fall 2024. A 8.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Machesney Park Spring 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- DuPage Fall 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ashley Gray — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Jameson R. Sramek — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ant Irizarry — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.