People · Australia
Michael Di Maio
3×3 · top 4.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022MAIO01
Michael Di Maio has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.80, set at Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 420th in Australia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2022, he has put 113 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.78 in June 2022 to 8.80, a 48% improvement. Michael has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.80 | 13.67 | top 4.4% | 420 / 11,943 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 4.86 | top 18.3% | 1,399 / 8,727 | |
| Square-1 | 22.44 | 34.54 | top 33.5% | 325 / 920 | |
| Clock | 13.84 | 20.08 | top 43.2% | 463 / 1,159 | |
| Megaminx | 1:56.36 | 2:03.92 | top 43.9% | 548 / 1,313 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.05 | 12.32 | top 53.4% | 3,143 / 6,109 | |
| Skewb | 10.62 | 12.04 | top 58.7% | 1,962 / 3,589 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 266 / 474 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 851 / 1,412 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.03 | 42.90 | top 66.8% | 1,595 / 2,685 | |
| 4×4 | 1:52.72 | — | top 78.2% | 2,387 / 3,108 |
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
- 2 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.80 at Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026.
- 2 Oct 2026Six personal bests in one day at Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026.
- 9 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.97 at Simple Sydney Saturday 2023.
- 11 Jun 2022First competition: NSW Open 2022. A 16.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026 · 2 Oct 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Simple Sydney Saturday 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at Tramsheds Sunday 2023 · 27 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at The Cube Sunday 2023 · 22 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Even Better Sydney Gathering 2022 · 24 Sep 2022
- NSW Open 2022 · 11 Jun 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.
- Sam Moliver — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sora Sato — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vincent Contini — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.