People · Argentina
Joao Valentín Ascierto
Pyraminx · top 1.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ASCI01
Joao Valentín Ascierto has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.18, set at Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13th in Argentina. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2023, he has put 148 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.08 in September 2023 to 17.14, a 26% improvement. Joao has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.18 | 4.58 | top 1.5% | 13 / 830 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.60 | 1:32.80 | top 20.8% | 88 / 314 | |
| 3×3 | 17.14 | 18.76 | top 31.4% | 551 / 1,694 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.90 | 40.33 | top 51.0% | 285 / 598 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.62 | 1:52.65 | top 67.0% | 419 / 615 | |
| Clock | 21.74 | 24.59 | top 69.5% | 129 / 175 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:53.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 72 / 95 |
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
- 12 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Chimehuin al Cubo 2024.
- 22 Jul 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.12 at Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024.
- 22 Jul 2024Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024.
- 1 Sep 2023First competition: Nacionales Argentinas 2023. A 23.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chimehuin al Cubo 2025 · 3 May 2025
- Chimehuin al Cubo 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024 · 22 Jul 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Nacionales Argentinas 2023 · 1 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Manolo Conde — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Guido Dipietro — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Pedro Oliveras — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 18.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.