People · Italy
Samuele Artale
Megaminx · top 6.2% of 34,786 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022ARTA01
Samuele Artale has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 52.40, set at Dosson al Cubo 2026, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 31st in Italy. Until April 2010, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since July 2022, he has put 587 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.54 in July 2022 to 9.95, a 36% improvement. Samuele has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 52.40 | 54.21 | top 6.2% | 31 / 544 | |
| 3×3 | 9.95 | 10.55 | top 7.3% | 277 / 2,882 | |
| 4×4 | 37.07 | 42.82 | top 8.8% | 104 / 1,206 | |
| 2×2 | 2.58 | 4.58 | top 9.7% | 304 / 2,068 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.24 | 1:16.27 | top 12.5% | 78 / 642 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.37 | 21.73 | top 13.5% | 129 / 887 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.19 | 8.99 | top 14.4% | 284 / 1,403 | |
| Square-1 | 14.82 | 27.05 | top 16.0% | 69 / 411 | |
| 6×6 | 2:21.09 | 2:23.74 | top 21.1% | 57 / 273 | |
| Skewb | 6.12 | 7.35 | top 26.6% | 287 / 804 | |
| 7×7 | 3:49.68 | 3:53.30 | top 27.1% | 61 / 219 | |
| Clock | 12.39 | 15.08 | top 36.9% | 186 / 414 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:49.43 | — | early days — 2 solves | 124 / 244 |
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
- 30 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at Dosson al Cubo 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's Italian Championship 2025.
- 14 Jun 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Dosson al Cubo 2025.
- 14 Jun 2025Five personal bests in one day at Dosson al Cubo 2025.
- 1 Nov 2024Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's Italian Championship 2024.
- 4 May 2024Twelve personal bests in one day at Cavarzere al Cubo 2024.
Competitions
- Dosson al Cubo 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's Italian Championship 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Dosson al Cubo 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's Italian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Italian Open 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cavarzere al Cubo 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 12 personal bests set
- Italian Championship 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cavarzere Cube Days 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 11 personal bests set
- Crevalcore al Cubo 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Trentin Open 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 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.
- Simone Cantarelli — met in 113 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Matteo Provasi — met in 108 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Evan Maccagnan — met in 104 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 2.40 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.