People · Argentina
Mateo Saka Marcato
2×2 · top 0.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023MARC24
Mateo Saka Marcato has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.11, set at Córdoba Cubea 2024, puts him in the top 0.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11th in Argentina. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2023, he has put 517 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.98 in September 2023 to 8.80, a 20% improvement. Mateo has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.11 | 2.32 | top 0.8% | 11 / 1,223 | |
| 3×3 | 8.80 | 10.98 | top 4.4% | 73 / 1,717 | |
| 4×4 | 39.02 | 45.32 | top 11.0% | 70 / 632 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.34 | 1:24.09 | top 11.3% | 29 / 304 | |
| Skewb | 4.18 | 6.83 | top 12.2% | 70 / 409 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.68 | 9.12 | top 17.7% | 149 / 841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.43 | 23.58 | top 19.1% | 106 / 618 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.83 | 2:10.83 | top 35.2% | 132 / 317 | |
| 6×6 | 2:52.01 | 3:00.57 | top 37.1% | 45 / 112 | |
| 7×7 | 4:44.00 | — | early days — 3 solves | 47 / 100 |
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
- 5 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Nacionales Argentinas 2025.
- 17 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rosario Siempre Estuvo Cerca 2024.
- 22 Jul 2024Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.81 at Río Cuarto al Cubo 2023.
- 8 Dec 2023Six personal bests in one day at Río Cuarto al Cubo 2023.
- 1 Sep 2023First competition: Nacionales Argentinas 2023. A 11.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Desafío Cubero Alta Gracia 2026 · 16 May 2026
- Nacionales Argentinas 2025 · 5 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Villa María al Cubo 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rosario Siempre Estuvo Cerca 2024 · 17 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Córdoba Cubea 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024 · 22 Jul 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Río Cuarto al Cubo 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Nacionales Argentinas 2023 · 1 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Matías Ponte — met in 113 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Francisco Thalasselis — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Federico da Fonseca — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.