People · Italy
Nicola Zancanella
2×2 · top 1.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022ZANC01
Nicola Zancanella has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.34, set at Minerbe Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 56th in Italy. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since August 2022, he has put 522 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.89 in August 2022 to 7.87, a 39% improvement. Nicola has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.34 | 2.56 | top 1.5% | 56 / 2,068 | |
| 3×3 | 7.87 | 9.10 | top 2.6% | 98 / 2,882 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.82 | 20.57 | top 12.1% | 113 / 887 | |
| 4×4 | 40.70 | 46.16 | top 12.9% | 154 / 1,206 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.33 | 6.90 | top 15.3% | 301 / 1,403 | |
| Skewb | 4.82 | 7.20 | top 16.8% | 188 / 804 | |
| Square-1 | 18.11 | 22.38 | top 23.6% | 97 / 411 | |
| Clock | 11.23 | 12.88 | top 31.2% | 161 / 414 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.52 | — | top 47.1% | 281 / 642 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Minerbe Open 2026.
- 21 Mar 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Illasi al Cubo 2026.
- 30 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at French Championship 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023Six personal bests in one day at Italian Championship 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Tridentum Open 2023.
- 16 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Muggiò & Chill Open 2023.
Competitions
- Minerbe Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Illasi al Cubo 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Bozen Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- French Championship 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Italian Championship 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Rovereto: IC Qualifier 2023 · 21 Oct 2023
- Tridentum Open 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Muggiò & Chill Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Cles: Too Hot For Cubing 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Feltre: WC Warmup 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Valsugana Speedcubing 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Castenaso Strikes Back 2022 · 27 Aug 2022 — 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.
- Fabian Tomasović — met in 98 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Daniel Sartori — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Paolo Marino — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.