People · Italy
Federico Padovani
2×2 · top 3.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024PADO01
Federico Padovani has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.83, set at Crevalcore al Cubo 2025, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 128th in Italy. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since May 2024, he has put 329 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.03 in May 2024 to 11.27, a 49% improvement. Federico has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.83 | 5.34 | top 3.7% | 128 / 2,068 | |
| 3×3 | 11.27 | 16.63 | top 11.3% | 427 / 2,882 | |
| 4×4 | 56.15 | 1:12.03 | top 32.1% | 383 / 1,206 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.41 | 47.43 | top 67.3% | 596 / 887 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.19 | 15.98 | top 68.4% | 1,026 / 1,403 |
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 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.91 at Italian Open 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Italian Open 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.87 at Muggiò Summer 2024.
- 11 May 2024First competition: Crevalcore al Cubo 2024. A 22.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Illasi al Cubo 2025 · 17 May 2025
- It's Sarzana O'Clock 2025 · 3 May 2025
- Cavarzere al Cubo 2025 · 29 Mar 2025
- Muggiò Spring 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Montemurlo Speedcubing 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Crevalcore al Cubo 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Val di NxN: Nocturnal Edition 2024 · 28 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Museo d'Arte Gallarate Open 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Camuni al Cubo 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's Italian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Muggiò: IC Qualifier 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Italian Open 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Montemurlo Speedcubing 2024 · 7 Sep 2024
- Venzone: Road to Euro 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- It's Sarzana O'Clock 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Muggiò Summer 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Crevalcore al Cubo 2024 · 11 May 2024
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.
- Matteo Provasi — met in 74 rounds, never finished ahead
- Simone Cantarelli — met in 67 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Sartori — met in 60 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.