People · France
Axel Goutagneux
4×4 · top 0.72% of 83,917 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018GOUT03
Axel Goutagneux has been competing for 8 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 0.72% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in France. Until January 2014, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since March 2018, he has put 375 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 4×4 best has come down from 1:11.63 in March 2018 to 25.11, a 65% improvement. Axel has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 0.72% | 10 / 1,817 | |
| 5×5 | 49.87 | 58.71 | top 1.7% | 17 / 1,024 | |
| Megaminx | 42.92 | 49.07 | top 2.4% | 25 / 867 | |
| 3×3 | 7.99 | 8.47 | top 2.8% | 174 / 4,746 | |
| 6×6 | 1:37.87 | 1:44.35 | top 3.5% | 13 / 437 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.61 | 5.10 | top 5.9% | 166 / 2,148 | |
| Skewb | 3.21 | 4.90 | top 6.1% | 95 / 1,291 | |
| 7×7 | 2:46.74 | 2:57.43 | top 7.0% | 20 / 372 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.90 | 21.22 | top 14.8% | 243 / 1,490 | |
| 2×2 | 3.58 | 4.49 | top 21.2% | 731 / 3,074 | |
| Square-1 | 19.04 | 26.07 | top 25.7% | 141 / 540 | |
| Clock | 24.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 538 / 714 |
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
- 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.
- 21 Sep 2019Twelve personal bests in one day at Tassin-la-Demi-Cube Open 2019.
Competitions
- 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.
- Ilona Ansel — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Lucas Déglise — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Wilfrid Py — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-40 5×5 single — 68 people have one; it is 9.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.