People · United States
Paul Sanchirico
3×3 · top 4.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016SANC28
Paul Sanchirico has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.81, set at Inland Empire Spring 2018, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,516th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2016, he has put 286 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.90 in August 2016 to 8.81, a 67% improvement. Paul 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.81 | 10.16 | top 4.5% | 2,516 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 34.82 | 41.15 | top 6.6% | 1,033 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 3.69 | 5.71 | top 8.9% | 1,390 / 19,164 | |
| Square-1 | 12.07 | 15.47 | top 10.1% | 719 / 6,846 | |
| 2×2 | 2.80 | 4.47 | top 12.1% | 4,837 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.07 | 8.43 | top 13.6% | 3,620 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.87 | 19.94 | top 14.8% | 1,945 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 2:30.32 | 2:39.52 | top 25.9% | 929 / 4,262 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.24 | 1:56.83 | top 38.9% | 2,861 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 20.61 | 22.91 | top 66.5% | 5,861 / 9,172 | |
| 7×7 | 6:49.31 | 6:56.18 | early days — 3 solves | 2,490 / 3,236 | |
| 5×5 | 3:19.20 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,854 / 9,537 |
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
- 19 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at Inland Empire Spring 2018.
- 3 Feb 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at Spokane Winter 2018.
- 3 Feb 2018Eight personal bests in one day at Spokane Winter 2018.
- 26 Aug 2017Eight personal bests in one day at Spokane Valley Summer 2017.
- 1 Apr 2017First sub-20 3×3: 13.18 at Atomic Fools 2017.
- 1 Apr 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.18 at Atomic Fools 2017.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Inland Empire Spring 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Yakima Valley Cubing 2018 · 5 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Spokane Winter 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- Spokane Valley Summer 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Atomic Fools 2017 · 1 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Oregon 2016 · 27 Aug 2016
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.
- Cailyn Hoover — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
- Luke Tycksen — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ethan Davis — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 4.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.