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Alexandre Philiponet

2×2 · top 7.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2011 · 2011PHIL01

Alexandre Philiponet has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.36, set at Galeries Dorian Open 2013, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 295th in France. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since May 2011, he has put 706 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.94 in May 2011 to 10.29, a 43% improvement. Alexandre has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 7.6% of 186,767 all-time
2.36
signature single · Galeries Dorian Open 2013
706
official solves on the record
13%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 55% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingFrance
2×22.363.69
top 7.6%295 / 3,074
3×310.2912.15
top 8.3%451 / 4,746
Pyraminx4.6110.32
top 10.9%276 / 2,148
4×441.4947.06
top 13.9%268 / 1,817
3×3 one-handed21.5125.57
top 24.6%394 / 1,490
Clock10.6111.47
top 28.1%185 / 714
Megaminx1:43.331:59.52
top 36.6%265 / 867
5×51:42.821:51.93
top 37.4%351 / 1,024
Square-129.0938.50
top 47.7%253 / 540
3×3 blindfolded2:51.87
top 50.1%224 / 434
3×3 Fewest Moves41 moves
top 51.8%222 / 367
6×64:25.134:40.02
early days — 3 solves303 / 437

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

Vesoul Open 2011: 17.94Galeries Lafayette Open 2011: 19.06Magic Open 2011: 14.30French Championship 2012: 15.86Galeries Dorian Open 2012: 12.03Vesoul Open Rubik 2012: 11.84Haute-Patate Open 2012: 12.86Galeries Lafayette Open 2012: 12.31Galeries Dorian Open 2013: 10.80French Open 2013: 11.29French Championship 2014: 12.05Belfort Open 2016: 10.2910.2919.0614 May 20119 Jul 2016

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
  • A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.29 away.

Targets move as he improves.