People · France
Axel Goutagneux
4×4 · top 0.74% of 85,040 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018GOUT03
Axel Goutagneux has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 25.11, set at Xianju Bayberry 2026, puts him in the top 0.74% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11th in France. Until January 2014, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since March 2018, he has put 466 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 4×4 best has come down from 1:11.63 in March 2018 to 25.11, a 65% improvement. Axel has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 25.11 | 29.29 | top 0.74% | 11 / 1,839 | |
| 5×5 | 47.50 | 58.71 | top 1.2% | 9 / 1,038 | |
| 3×3 | 7.02 | 8.47 | top 1.4% | 97 / 4,823 | |
| Megaminx | 42.92 | 49.07 | top 2.4% | 25 / 872 | |
| 6×6 | 1:37.87 | 1:44.35 | top 3.5% | 13 / 444 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.61 | 5.10 | top 5.9% | 167 / 2,185 | |
| Skewb | 3.21 | 4.90 | top 6.1% | 97 / 1,309 | |
| 7×7 | 2:43.57 | 2:56.05 | top 6.4% | 19 / 381 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.62 | 18.42 | top 11.7% | 208 / 1,508 | |
| Square-1 | 14.81 | 18.43 | top 16.0% | 93 / 547 | |
| 2×2 | 3.58 | 4.49 | top 21.2% | 763 / 3,129 | |
| Clock | 24.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 544 / 719 |
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, 4×4. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 Sep 2026Five personal bests in one day at Speedcubing à Saint Symphorien 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2026.
- 15 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Hefei August Open 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026Six personal bests in one day at Xianju Bayberry 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Deqing Big & Blind 2026.
- 21 Sep 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.40 at Tassin-la-Demi-Cube Open 2019.
Competitions
- Chevry of All Time 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubing à Saint Symphorien 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Hefei August Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Xianju Bayberry 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Deqing Big & Blind 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Tassin-la-Demi-Cube Open 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 12 personal bests set
- Savoie Open 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Barby Cube Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 9 personal bests set
- French Championship 2018 · 31 Mar 2018
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.
- Lucas Déglise — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ilona Ansel — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Nox Clémenceau — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 51 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-40 5×5 single — 73 people have one; it is 7.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.