People · New Zealand
Paolo Sison
4×4 · top 5.9% of 83,917 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017SISO03
Paolo Sison has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 34.05, set at NZ North Island Championship 2022, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 52nd in New Zealand. Until November 2010, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2017, he has put 83 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.19 in December 2017 to 11.45, a 48% improvement. 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 34.05 | 37.93 | top 5.9% | 52 / 722 | |
| 3×3 | 11.45 | 13.48 | top 12.0% | 248 / 2,095 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.66 | 1:23.66 | top 18.1% | 75 / 355 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.12 | 27.08 | top 20.8% | 118 / 600 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.17 | 1:32.81 | top 27.7% | 98 / 283 | |
| 2×2 | 4.82 | 6.03 | top 37.0% | 643 / 1,615 |
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
- 2 Sep 2022Five personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2022.
- 21 Jul 2018First sub-20 3×3: 14.07 at Wellington Winter 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.07 at Wellington Winter 2018.
- 8 Dec 2017First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2017. A 22.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NZ North Island Championship 2022 · 2 Sep 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Wellington Winter 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2017 · 8 Dec 2017
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.
- Alex Asbery — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tom Stanton-Barnett — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tom Nelson — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 4.05 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.