People · Italy
Simone Ciancotti
Pyraminx · top 8.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2009 · 2009CIAN01
Simone Ciancotti has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.08, set at European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 177th in Italy. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 28 competitions since September 2009, he has put 878 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.58 in September 2009 to 11.43, a 44% improvement. Simone has entered 28 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.08 | 10.07 | top 8.1% | 177 / 1,403 | |
| 2×2 | 2.44 | 3.90 | top 8.3% | 259 / 2,068 | |
| 3×3 | 11.43 | 13.84 | top 11.9% | 445 / 2,882 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | — | top 26.7% | 70 / 266 | |
| 4×4 | 53.22 | 1:05.15 | top 28.6% | 342 / 1,206 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:07.43 | — | top 35.9% | 95 / 244 | |
| 5×5 | 2:06.69 | 2:20.10 | top 53.4% | 321 / 642 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.94 | 53.46 | top 69.2% | 615 / 887 | |
| Clock | 24.43 | 28.42 | top 75.7% | 321 / 414 | |
| 6×6 | 4:50.28 | 5:13.31 | top 79.7% | 214 / 273 | |
| Megaminx | 3:25.58 | — | top 82.4% | 435 / 544 | |
| 7×7 | 8:31.03 | — | top 91.6% | 203 / 219 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 8:16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 89 / 100 | |
| Square-1 | 1:46.69 | — | early days — 2 solves | 394 / 411 |
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 Dec 2011Five personal bests in one day at Roma Winter Open 2011.
- 1 Oct 2011Three personal bests in one day at Italian Open 2011.
- 7 May 2011Four personal bests in one day at Roma Open 2011.
- 21 Apr 2011Three personal bests in one day at Italian Rubik's Cube Championship 2011.
- 26 Jul 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.94 at S.P.Q.R. Italian Rubik's Cube Championship 2010.
- 26 Jul 2010Four personal bests in one day at S.P.Q.R. Italian Rubik's Cube Championship 2010.
Competitions
- Belgian Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017
- Rome Summer Open 2016 · 24 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016 · 15 Jul 2016
- Small Cubingitaly 2016 · 17 Apr 2016
- Rome Slam Open 2016 · 13 Mar 2016
- Capodrise Open 2016 · 3 Jan 2016
- Monterotondo Open 2015 · 17 Oct 2015
- Small CubingItaly 2015 · 15 Mar 2015
- Eretum Open 2014 · 2 Nov 2014
- Italian Championship 2012 · 8 Dec 2012
- Tiburtinae Open 2012 · 15 Apr 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Roma Winter Open 2011 · 11 Dec 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011 · 14 Oct 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Italian Open 2011 · 1 Oct 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Guildford Summer Open 2011 · 30 Jul 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Roma Open 2011 · 7 May 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Italian Rubik's Cube Championship 2011 · 21 Apr 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Mantua Open 2010 · 16 Oct 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010 · 1 Oct 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Summer 2010 · 14 Aug 2010
- S.P.Q.R. Italian Rubik's Cube Championship 2010 · 26 Jul 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube 'n Roll Italian Open 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 13 personal bests set
- Roma Open 2010 · 9 May 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- South Italian Open 2009 · 29 Dec 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Obei Obei Open 2009 · 7 Dec 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Mantua Open 2009 · 19 Sep 2009
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.
- Mariano D'Imperio — met in 158 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Paolo Moriello — met in 150 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Filippo Brancaleoni — met in 140 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.