People · France
Axel Fronteau
3×3 · top 2.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025FRON01
Axel Fronteau has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.52, set at Gif-sûr de PR 2026, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 135th in France. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since September 2025, he has put 696 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.55 in September 2025 to 7.52, a 12% improvement. Axel 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.52 | 9.23 | top 2.0% | 135 / 4,746 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.22 | 14.80 | top 3.3% | 57 / 1,490 | |
| 2×2 | 1.92 | 3.28 | top 4.2% | 182 / 3,074 | |
| 4×4 | 41.50 | 47.68 | top 13.9% | 269 / 1,817 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.58 | 10.91 | top 16.9% | 423 / 2,148 | |
| Clock | 8.70 | 10.22 | top 18.5% | 128 / 714 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.96 | 1:26.77 | top 19.2% | 155 / 867 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.01 | 1:30.24 | top 19.9% | 177 / 1,024 | |
| Skewb | 5.93 | 8.71 | top 25.2% | 364 / 1,291 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:55.94 | — | top 32.2% | 137 / 434 | |
| 6×6 | 3:07.47 | 3:17.58 | top 44.4% | 164 / 437 | |
| 7×7 | 4:59.29 | 5:08.27 | top 50.4% | 149 / 372 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 255 / 367 | |
| Square-1 | 1:04.80 | — | top 86.5% | 455 / 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
- 22 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Mirecourt Open 2026.
- 30 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Gif-sûr de PR 2026.
- 23 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rueil Open 2026.
- 8 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Longjum'Open 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Tigery Open 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Nanterre 2 Folie 2026.
Competitions
- Mirecourt Open 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Gif-sûr de PR 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rueil Open 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Longjum'Open 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Tigery Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- French Championship 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanterre 2 Folie 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Chelles Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026
- Chanteloup Open 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Thouaré Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Strossburi Open 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- LexOpen France 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- La Montagne Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Étienne Aubry — met in 120 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Anthony Lafourcade — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Lev Azaria Doron — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.