People · France
Axel Fonteille
2×2 · top 4.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024FONT05
Axel Fonteille has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.88, set at Cube Plan Baie 2025, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 172nd in France. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2024, he has put 165 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.62 in May 2024 to 9.93, a 40% improvement. Axel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.88 | 5.03 | top 4.0% | 172 / 3,074 | |
| 3×3 | 9.93 | 11.97 | top 7.3% | 388 / 4,746 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.19 | 9.15 | top 14.4% | 355 / 2,148 | |
| 4×4 | 43.96 | 54.46 | top 17.0% | 327 / 1,817 | |
| Skewb | 5.16 | 8.44 | top 19.4% | 286 / 1,291 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.48 | 24.19 | top 21.8% | 341 / 1,490 | |
| Square-1 | 17.76 | 21.62 | top 22.8% | 123 / 540 | |
| Megaminx | 1:58.31 | 2:08.03 | top 44.8% | 325 / 867 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 546 / 1,024 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:27.89 | — | early days — 2 solves | 354 / 434 | |
| 6×6 | 5:11.47 | — | early days — 1 solve | 355 / 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
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at Le Cube Normand Open 2026.
- 4 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Châteaubourg Open 2025.
- 15 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Cube Plan Baie 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.98 at Carquef'Open 2025.
- 4 May 2024First competition: Carquef'Open 2024. A 16.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Le Cube Normand Open 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Châteaubourg Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Plan Baie 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Carquef'Open 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Carquef'Open 2024 · 4 May 2024
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.
- Anton Piau — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Arthur Pruvel — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Antonin Leprince — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.