People · Italy
Paolo Motta
Skewb · top 7.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025MOTT01
Paolo Motta has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.51, set at Muggiò Spring 2025, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 94th in Italy. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2025, he has put 101 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Paolo has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.51 | 11.68 | top 7.8% | 94 / 804 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.03 | 10.62 | top 20.2% | 378 / 1,403 | |
| Clock | 12.33 | 13.19 | top 36.6% | 185 / 414 | |
| 2×2 | 4.80 | 8.02 | top 36.8% | 932 / 2,068 | |
| 3×3 | 24.35 | 26.10 | top 51.2% | 1,647 / 2,882 | |
| Square-1 | 38.94 | 1:29.06 | top 64.0% | 251 / 411 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 58.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 738 / 887 | |
| 4×4 | 2:19.91 | — | top 89.1% | 1,063 / 1,206 | |
| Megaminx | 4:05.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 498 / 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
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Muggiò Spring 2026.
- 15 Mar 2025First competition: Muggiò Spring 2025. A 24.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Muggiò Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's Italian Championship 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Muggiò Spring 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Giacomo Metalli — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Simone Cantarelli — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lorenzo Mauro — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.