People · Argentina
Valentín Fernández Pizzella
Pyraminx · top 9.6% of 130,891 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017PIZZ01
Valentín Fernández Pizzella has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.38, set at Nacionales Argentinas 2018, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 85th in Argentina. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2017, he has put 124 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.61 in February 2017 to 13.02, a 53% improvement. He has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.38 | 6.66 | top 9.6% | 85 / 841 | |
| 3×3 | 13.02 | 15.96 | top 17.6% | 308 / 1,717 | |
| 2×2 | 3.89 | 4.63 | top 25.1% | 296 / 1,223 | |
| Skewb | 7.50 | 9.38 | top 37.5% | 162 / 409 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.78 | 1:08.15 | top 39.5% | 230 / 632 | |
| Clock | 15.74 | 21.64 | top 50.8% | 108 / 187 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.65 | 44.57 | top 58.5% | 346 / 618 | |
| 5×5 | 3:19.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 244 / 304 | |
| Megaminx | 4:10.74 | — | top 91.7% | 284 / 317 |
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
- 9 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Mega Open Ciudadela 2022.
- 8 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.02 at Nacionales Argentinas 2018.
- 8 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Nacionales Argentinas 2018.
- 9 Dec 2017First sub-20 3×3: 15.24 at MTD Spring 2017.
- 18 Feb 2017First competition: DST Verano 2017. A 27.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mega Open Ciudadela 2022 · 9 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Nacionales Argentinas 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- MTD Spring 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- DST Verano 2017 · 18 Feb 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.
- Guido Dipietro — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Federico da Fonseca — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Damián Jail Campos — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.