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Arthur Wallem

2×2 · top 2.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017WALL02

Arthur Wallem has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.59, set at Annuntia Open 2018, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 27th in Belgium. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 45 competitions since February 2017, he has put 1,660 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.69 in February 2017 to 8.98, a 59% improvement. Arthur has entered 45 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 2.6% of 189,179 all-time
1.59
signature single · Annuntia Open 2018
1,660
official solves on the record
13%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 54% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingBelgium
2×21.593.34
top 2.6%27 / 783
4×432.1336.56
top 4.3%16 / 464
3×38.9810.84
top 4.8%59 / 1,113
5×51:06.991:14.35
top 9.8%21 / 253
3×3 one-handed16.0125.53
top 10.3%34 / 314
3×3 Fewest Moves32 moves36.33
top 20.4%16 / 69
6×62:20.752:32.02
top 21.0%19 / 123
7×73:37.523:45.58
top 22.5%17 / 91
Skewb7.5510.24
top 37.9%177 / 401
Pyraminx8.3812.71
top 39.6%287 / 605
Megaminx2:07.32—
top 49.9%101 / 203
Square-153.84—
early days — 3 solves117 / 161

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

Chelles Open 2017: 21.69French Championship 2017: 17.40Belgium Summer Open 2017: 13.79World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017: 12.64Champagne Open 2017: 12.85Belgian Open 2017: 10.81Nancy Open 2017: 12.50Lluís Vives Open 2017: 10.90Annuntia Open 2018: 11.09Belgian Easter 2018: 10.41Zonhoven Open 2018: 10.09WCA European Championship 2018: 10.24Champagne Open 2018: 11.37Zonhoven Autumn Open 2018: 11.33Brugge Open 2018: 10.30Haarlem Cubing 2019: 10.73Annuntia Open 2019: 10.00Open de Lumes 2019: 11.75French Championship 2019: 10.86Brugge Open 2019: 11.13Belgian Solstice 2019: 9.44Champagne Open 2019: 10.39Belgian Open 2019: 10.28Seraing Open 2019: 10.28Annuntia Open 2020: 10.27Seraing Open 2021: 10.19Annuntia Sunday Open 2022: 9.73Rubik's WCA European Championship 2022: 10.86Ganshoren Saturday Open 2022: 9.85Belgian Nationals 2022: 9.16Gijzegem Open 2022: 9.41Wommelgem Open 2023: 9.85Belgian Nationals 2023: 10.54Annuntia Sunday Open 2023: 10.16Hurlubiks Cube Mouscron 2024: 10.90Leuven Open 2024: 10.30Belgian Nationals 2024: 9.92Hurlubik's Cube Mouscron 2026: 9.37No Rush Hasselt 2026: 10.24Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026: 11.31Champagne Open 2026: 8.98Visé Saturday Open 2026: 10.26Waremme Open 2026: 9.188.9821.6911 Feb 201711 Oct 2026

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-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
  • A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 2.13 away.

Targets move as he improves.