People · Italy
Valerio Albani
Skewb · top 14.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ALBA08
Valerio Albani has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.50, set at Parthenope Summer Open 2024, puts him in the top 14.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 161st in Italy. Across 8 competitions since September 2023, he has put 201 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.10 in September 2023 to 13.66, a 25% improvement. Valerio has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.50 | 5.69 | top 14.5% | 161 / 804 | |
| 2×2 | 3.17 | 4.59 | top 16.3% | 438 / 2,068 | |
| 3×3 | 13.66 | 16.83 | top 19.8% | 715 / 2,882 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.53 | 10.48 | top 24.1% | 447 / 1,403 | |
| Clock | 22.85 | — | top 72.2% | 310 / 414 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:06.63 | — | top 87.5% | 770 / 887 | |
| 4×4 | 2:31.36 | — | top 92.0% | 1,105 / 1,206 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.66 at Casagiove Winter 2026.
- 18 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Eretum I 2024.
- 9 Sep 2023First competition: Parthenope Back to School 2023. A 23.63 3×3 single to start from.
- 9 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.10 at Parthenope Back to School 2023.
Competitions
- Casagiove Winter 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- CubbOpen Roma 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Eretum I 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's Italian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Roma ar Cubbo 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Parthenope Summer Open 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Eretum I 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Parthenope Back to School 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 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.
- Flavio Rimi — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniele Bambina — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Gabriele Cappelletti — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.