People · Italy
Giovanni Italiano
Skewb · top 5.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2021 · 2021ITAL01
Giovanni Italiano has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.15, set at Roma ar Cubbo 2024, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 71st in Italy. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since October 2021, he has put 476 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.70 in October 2021 to 16.25, a 25% improvement. Giovanni 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.15 | 5.79 | top 5.7% | 71 / 804 | |
| 2×2 | 4.01 | 5.74 | top 26.6% | 709 / 2,068 | |
| 3×3 | 16.25 | 19.00 | top 28.6% | 971 / 2,882 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.49 | 13.10 | top 31.9% | 563 / 1,403 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.40 | 34.87 | top 40.4% | 358 / 887 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.12 | — | top 47.0% | 545 / 1,206 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | 41.67 | top 51.8% | 131 / 266 | |
| Square-1 | 34.69 | 45.92 | top 57.9% | 232 / 411 | |
| 5×5 | 2:37.35 | — | top 69.2% | 423 / 642 | |
| Clock | 30.43 | — | top 84.9% | 351 / 414 | |
| Megaminx | 4:01.23 | — | early days — 3 solves | 493 / 544 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:45.82 | — | early days — 1 solve | 225 / 244 |
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
- 29 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at Muggiò Minx Open 2022.
- 26 Feb 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.25 at Pesaro Open 2022.
- 26 Feb 2022Four personal bests in one day at Pesaro Open 2022.
- 22 Jan 2022Six personal bests in one day at Paladiamante Open 2022.
- 30 Oct 2021First competition: Italian Championship 2021. A 21.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's Italian Championship 2025 · 6 Dec 2025
- Rubik's Italian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024
- Roma ar Cubbo 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Italian Championship 2023 · 8 Dec 2023
- Eretum VI: 5-4-3-2 Edition 2023 · 29 Oct 2023
- Tridentum Open 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Open de Montréal 2023 · 10 Jun 2023
- Parthenope Open 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Italian Championship 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC Italy 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Muggiò Minx Open 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- SPQR Open 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Sarzana Seaside Cubing 2022 · 23 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Pesaro Open 2022 · 26 Feb 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Paladiamante Open 2022 · 22 Jan 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- FMC Italy 2021 · 11 Dec 2021
- Italian Championship 2021 · 30 Oct 2021
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.
- Simone Cantarelli — met in 104 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Marco Rota — met in 102 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Manfredi Italiano — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.