People · Italy
Matteo Varca
3×3 · top 3.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022VARC02
Matteo Varca has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.44, set at Montemurlo Speedcubing 2023, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 141st in Italy. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2022, he has put 188 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.55 in September 2022 to 8.44, a 33% improvement. Matteo has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.44 | 11.51 | top 3.6% | 141 / 2,882 | |
| 2×2 | 2.07 | 3.59 | top 5.2% | 174 / 2,068 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.92 | 6.09 | top 7.3% | 154 / 1,403 | |
| 4×4 | 46.69 | 57.04 | top 20.4% | 251 / 1,206 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.23 | 34.56 | top 21.1% | 194 / 887 | |
| Skewb | 8.21 | 9.50 | top 42.9% | 411 / 804 | |
| 5×5 | 2:06.40 | — | top 53.3% | 319 / 642 | |
| Megaminx | 3:10.50 | — | top 77.8% | 406 / 544 | |
| Square-1 | 58.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 325 / 411 | |
| 6×6 | 5:21.36 | — | early days — 2 solves | 232 / 273 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 235 / 266 |
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
- 17 Jun 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.44 at Montemurlo Speedcubing 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Six personal bests in one day at Montemurlo Speedcubing 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Eretum Open 2023.
- 10 Sep 2022First competition: AOpen in Rome 2022. A 12.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Eretum VII: Farewell 2023 · 30 Dec 2023
- Montemurlo Speedcubing 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Eretum Open 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Muggiò Minx Open 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- AOpen in Rome 2022 · 10 Sep 2022
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.
- Marco Rota — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Alessandro Zangolini — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
- Simone Cantarelli — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.