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Federico Basanese

3×3 · top 6.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2011 · 2011BASA01

Federico Basanese has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.63, set at PoliMi Italian Open 2014, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 246th in Italy. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 25 competitions since March 2011, he has put 674 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.47 in March 2011 to 9.63, a 55% improvement. Federico has entered 25 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 6.4% of 284,439 all-time
9.63
signature single · PoliMi Italian Open 2014
674
official solves on the record
13%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 52% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingItaly
3×39.6311.07
top 6.4%246 / 2,882
2×22.345.83
top 7.4%238 / 2,068
3×3 one-handed23.3027.77
top 29.6%266 / 887
4×455.331:01.99
top 31.1%369 / 1,206
Skewb6.8314.92
top 32.3%330 / 804
Pyraminx7.8511.90
top 35.0%612 / 1,403
5×52:40.46
top 70.7%432 / 642
Square-11:58.29
early days — 1 solve399 / 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

Milan Cube Open 2011: 21.47Big CubingItaly Open 2011: 15.56Milan Blind Day 2011: 14.94Milan Cube Open 2012: 13.55Legnano Open 2012: 12.34Italian Open 2012: 12.21Milan Blind Day 2012: 12.75Milan Winter Open 2013: 12.78Italian Championship 2013: 10.81Monticello Conte Otto Open 2013: 11.33Milan Blind Day 2013: 13.08Big CubingItaly Open 2013: 11.05Legnano Open 2013: 12.02Monticello Conte Otto Open 2014: 11.13Italian Championship 2014: 10.90Legnano Open 2014: 11.11No Parity Open 2014: 10.08Bugella Open 2014: 11.63Desio Rubik's Ace 2014: 10.47PoliMi Italian Open 2014: 9.63Milan Winter Open 2015: 11.41Topkek Rubik's Open 2015: 10.40Monticello Conte Otto Open 2015: 10.08PoliMi Open 2015: 10.48Milan Cube Days 2015: 11.229.6321.475 Mar 201119 Sep 2015

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.34 away.

Targets move as he improves.