People · Italy
Nicolò Cesaretto
2×2 · top 3.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024CESA03
Nicolò Cesaretto has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.75, set at Campiglia Open 2025, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 115th in Italy. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2024, he has put 149 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.36 in May 2024 to 1.75, a 60% improvement. He has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 1.75 | 3.37 | top 3.3% | 115 / 2,068 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.61 | 6.83 | top 10.9% | 226 / 1,403 | |
| 3×3 | 12.81 | 16.78 | top 16.8% | 613 / 2,882 | |
| 4×4 | 1:45.03 | — | early days — 2 solves | 868 / 1,206 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:06.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 771 / 887 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.19 at Illasi al Cubo 2026.
- 21 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Illasi al Cubo 2026.
- 17 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Illasi al Cubo 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.37 at Cavarzere al Cubo 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cavarzere al Cubo 2025.
- 4 May 2024First competition: Cavarzere al Cubo 2024. A 23.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cavarzere al Cubo 2026 · 9 May 2026
- Illasi al Cubo 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Campiglia Open 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Valsugana Speedcubing 2025 · 11 Oct 2025
- Illasi al Cubo 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cavarzere al Cubo 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cavarzere al Cubo 2024 · 4 May 2024
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.
- Federico Preti — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Elio Todoverto — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Matteo Emiliani — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.