People · Italy

Davide Merli

3×3 · top 2.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2011 · 2011MERL01

Davide Merli has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.96, set at Legnano Open 2012, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 104th in Italy. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since June 2011, he has put 481 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.19 in June 2011 to 7.96, a 72% improvement. Davide has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3

best event — top 2.7% of 284,439 all-time

7.96

signature single · Legnano Open 2012

481

official solves on the record

12%

solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 78% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked

Event	PB single	PB average		Italy
3×3	7.96	13.17	top 2.7%	104 / 2,882
2×2	2.66	5.18	top 10.5%	318 / 2,068
4×4	44.96	47.77	top 18.3%	227 / 1,206
5×5	1:24.19	1:28.61	top 22.5%	138 / 642
3×3 one-handed	27.32	31.38	top 40.2%	356 / 887
6×6	3:12.20	3:26.30	top 46.9%	123 / 273
3×3 Fewest Moves	40 moves	—	early days — 3 solves	127 / 266
Pyraminx	9.96	11.61	top 52.7%	849 / 1,403
3×3 blindfolded	3:14.52	—	top 56.5%	138 / 244
7×7	6:20.68	—	early days — 3 solves	160 / 219
Megaminx	3:32.65	—	top 84.3%	452 / 544
3×3 Multi-Blind	1 of 2 cubes · 5:45	—	early days — 1 solve	85 / 100
Skewb	23.83	40.91	top 94.0%	754 / 804
Square-1	1:42.68	—	early days — 2 solves	390 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

8 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Italian Championship 2016.
9 Mar 2013Four personal bests in one day at Italian Championship 2013.
29 Apr 2012First sub-15 3×3: 12.91 at Legnano Open 2012.
29 Apr 2012First sub-10 3×3: 7.96 at Legnano Open 2012.
29 Apr 2012Eight personal bests in one day at Legnano Open 2012.
10 Mar 2012Three personal bests in one day at Milan Cube Open 2012.

Competitions

Big CubingItaly 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
PoliMi Op3n 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
Italian Championship 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
Milan Cube Days 2015 · 19 Sep 2015
PoliMi Italian Open 2014 · 13 Dec 2014
Milan Winter Open 2014 · 12 Jan 2014 — 2 personal bests set
Italian Championship 2013 · 9 Mar 2013 — 4 personal bests set
Milan Winter Open 2013 · 12 Jan 2013 — 1 personal best set
Milan Blind Day 2012 · 6 Oct 2012 — 1 personal best set
Italian Open 2012 · 9 Jun 2012 — 1 personal best set
Legnano Open 2012 · 29 Apr 2012 — 8 personal bests set
Milan Cube Open 2012 · 10 Mar 2012 — 3 personal bests set
Trentin Open 2011 · 12 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
Milan Blind Day 2011 · 4 Sep 2011 — 2 personal bests set
Big CubingItaly Open 2011 · 11 Jun 2011

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.

Marco Rota — met in 116 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Lorenzo Vigani Poli — met in 111 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Matteo Provasi — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead 34 times

Next targets

A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.66 away.

Targets move as he improves.