People · Australia
Oliver Saldanha
Skewb · top 9.6% of 74,164 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024SALD05
Oliver Saldanha has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.80, set at Adelaide Spring 2026, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 251st in Australia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2024, he has put 71 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.91 in November 2024 to 18.39, a 47% improvement. Oliver 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.80 | 9.16 | top 9.6% | 251 / 3,589 | |
| 3×3 | 18.39 | 20.68 | top 35.4% | 3,478 / 11,943 | |
| 2×2 | 4.73 | 6.42 | top 36.0% | 2,868 / 8,727 | |
| Clock | 26.86 | — | early days — 1 solve | 922 / 1,159 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.52 | 19.12 | top 83.6% | 5,212 / 6,109 |
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
- 3 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Adelaide Spring 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026First sub-30 3×3: 21.03 at Klemzig Kubing Decathlon 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.98 at Klemzig Kubing Decathlon 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Klemzig Kubing Decathlon 2026.
- 4 May 2024First competition: SA Sprint Showdown 2024.
Competitions
- Adelaide Spring 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Klemzig Kubing Decathlon 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Unley Spring 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- SA Sprint Showdown 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.
- Dallas McNeil — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Adrian Oon — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jonah Blakeley — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 3.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.