People · Italy
Paolo Girotti
2×2 · top 4.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2010 · 2010GIRO01
Paolo Girotti has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.94, set at Italian Open 2011, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 152nd in Italy. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2010, he has put 261 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.17 in October 2010 to 11.12, a 35% improvement. Paolo 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 | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.94 | 5.18 | top 4.4% | 152 / 2,068 | |
| 3×3 | 11.12 | 14.85 | top 10.9% | 410 / 2,882 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.81 | 12.90 | top 18.6% | 347 / 1,403 | |
| 4×4 | 47.93 | 54.25 | top 22.0% | 272 / 1,206 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.36 | 1:54.38 | top 37.9% | 229 / 642 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.61 | 29.81 | top 40.9% | 367 / 887 | |
| Square-1 | 28.41 | 38.23 | top 46.4% | 192 / 411 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:58.75 | 4:11.15 | top 52.1% | 129 / 244 | |
| 7×7 | 5:16.93 | 5:40.90 | top 56.0% | 121 / 219 | |
| 6×6 | 3:42.83 | 4:01.50 | early days — 3 solves | 164 / 273 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 195 / 266 | |
| Megaminx | 3:27.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 440 / 544 |
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
- 8 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Romagna Open 2019.
- 15 Apr 2012Five personal bests in one day at Tiburtinae Open 2012.
- 1 Oct 2011Nine personal bests in one day at Italian Open 2011.
- 21 Apr 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.68 at Italian Rubik's Cube Championship 2011.
- 21 Apr 2011Ten personal bests in one day at Italian Rubik's Cube Championship 2011.
- 2 Oct 2010First competition: Florence Open 2010. A 17.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Romagna Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- The Most Serene Competition 2016 · 27 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Tiburtinae Open 2012 · 15 Apr 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Italian Open 2011 · 1 Oct 2011 — 9 personal bests set
- Italian Rubik's Cube Championship 2011 · 21 Apr 2011 — 10 personal bests set
- Florence Open 2010 · 2 Oct 2010 — 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.
- Paolo Moriello — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Filippo Brancaleoni — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Mariano D'Imperio — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.