People · Canada
Andre Cantin
2×2 · top 5.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2010 · 2010CANT01
Andre Cantin has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.12, set at National Capital Region 2019, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 356th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 26 competitions since November 2010, he has put 662 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.93 in November 2010 to 2.12, a 73% improvement. Andre has entered 26 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.12 | 5.72 | top 5.6% | 356 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 16.81 | 20.96 | top 30.4% | 2,969 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.28 | 13.08 | top 47.2% | 2,223 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.03 | 38.82 | top 55.5% | 1,310 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.97 | 1:50.70 | top 59.1% | 1,664 / 3,118 | |
| 5×5 | 3:12.76 | 5:21.23 | top 82.0% | 1,136 / 1,499 | |
| Megaminx | 3:28.25 | 4:51.27 | top 83.1% | 1,061 / 1,375 | |
| Skewb | 19.06 | 34.53 | top 88.1% | 2,619 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 60 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 267 / 283 | |
| 6×6 | 7:14.17 | — | top 95.9% | 616 / 665 | |
| 7×7 | 13:26.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 499 / 503 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2019.
- 19 May 2012First sub-20 3×3: 18.38 at National Capital Region 2012.
- 19 May 2012Three personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2012.
- 18 Feb 2012Five personal bests in one day at MIT Spring 2012.
- 20 Aug 2011Three personal bests in one day at Canadian Open 2011.
- 22 May 2011Five personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2011.
Competitions
- National Capital Region A 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Montreal Limited Winter 2019 · 6 Apr 2019
- Québec City 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2017 · 21 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2015 · 16 May 2015
- Starlight Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014
- National Capital Region 2014 · 17 May 2014
- Montréal Open 2014 · 15 Mar 2014
- Battle of Waterloo 2013 · 29 Sep 2013
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013
- Canadian Open 2013 · 6 Jul 2013
- National Capital Region 2013 · 18 May 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Montréal Open 2013 · 23 Mar 2013
- Toronto Open Winter 2013 · 16 Feb 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Waterloo Open Fall 2012 · 29 Sep 2012
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2012 · 18 Feb 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2011 · 20 Aug 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2011 · 22 May 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Winter 2011 · 5 Mar 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Fall 2010 · 27 Nov 2010
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.
- Antoine Cantin — met in 171 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Louis Cormier — met in 147 rounds, never finished ahead
- Thompson Clarke — met in 101 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.