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Amaël Kesteman
Skewb · top 18.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022KEST03
Amaël Kesteman has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.07, set at La Montagne Open 2025, puts him in the top 18.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 272nd in France. Across 13 competitions since October 2022, he has put 332 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.51 in October 2022 to 18.33, a 48% improvement. He has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.07 | 9.32 | top 18.7% | 272 / 1,291 | |
| 2×2 | 3.68 | 6.26 | top 22.4% | 759 / 3,074 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.40 | 10.47 | top 31.1% | 743 / 2,148 | |
| Clock | 11.48 | 14.65 | top 32.5% | 214 / 714 | |
| 3×3 | 18.33 | 22.57 | top 35.1% | 1,603 / 4,746 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.69 | 1:43.70 | top 64.1% | 1,097 / 1,817 | |
| Megaminx | 3:12.02 | — | top 78.3% | 602 / 867 | |
| 5×5 | 3:08.38 | — | top 80.7% | 772 / 1,024 | |
| Square-1 | 1:19.95 | — | early days — 1 solve | 491 / 540 |
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
- 21 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.33 at Chelles Open 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Chelles Open 2026.
- 13 Sep 2025Six personal bests in one day at La Montagne Open 2025.
- 16 Feb 2024First sub-30 3×3: 23.56 at Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2024.
- 16 Feb 2024Five personal bests in one day at Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2024.
- 8 Oct 2022First competition: Massy Palais'Open A 2022. A 35.51 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Le Cube Normand Open 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Chelles Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Châteaubourg Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- La Montagne Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's CLuBB de Boulogne-Billancourt 2025 · 19 Jul 2025
- Nanterre Open 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Tigery Open 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Eaubonne Open 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Chanteloup Open 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Brest Open 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2024 · 16 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Carquef'Open 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Massy Palais'Open A 2022 · 8 Oct 2022
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.
- Julien Blin — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Étienne Aubry — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bastien Ferraud — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.