People · Italy
Michele Russo
3×3 · top 14.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2009 · 2009RUSS03
Michele Russo has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.11, set at S.P.Q.R. Italian Rubik's Cube Championship 2010, puts him in the top 14.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 530th in Italy. Across 4 competitions since December 2009, he has put 111 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.69 in December 2009 to 12.11, a 23% improvement. Michele 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 | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.11 | 14.75 | top 14.3% | 530 / 2,882 | |
| 2×2 | 4.94 | 7.33 | top 38.6% | 964 / 2,068 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.38 | 31.08 | top 42.8% | 388 / 887 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 131 / 266 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.15 | 1:32.32 | top 59.2% | 696 / 1,206 | |
| 5×5 | 2:50.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 470 / 642 | |
| Pyraminx | 16.94 | 20.62 | top 87.6% | 1,258 / 1,403 |
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
- 26 Jul 2010Five personal bests in one day at S.P.Q.R. Italian Rubik's Cube Championship 2010.
- 9 May 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.18 at Roma Open 2010.
- 9 May 2010Four personal bests in one day at Roma Open 2010.
- 29 Dec 2009First competition: South Italian Open 2009. A 15.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- LOL South Italian Open 2010 · 27 Dec 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- S.P.Q.R. Italian Rubik's Cube Championship 2010 · 26 Jul 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Roma Open 2010 · 9 May 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- South Italian Open 2009 · 29 Dec 2009
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.
- Filippo Brancaleoni — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Mariano D'Imperio — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Paolo Moriello — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.