People · Belgium
Axel Volders
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023VOLD01
Axel Volders has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.19, set at No Rush Hasselt 2026, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 40th in Belgium. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2023, he has put 170 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.51 in May 2023 to 8.19, a 44% improvement. Axel has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.19 | 9.24 | top 3.1% | 40 / 1,094 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.57 | 6.95 | top 5.8% | 42 / 589 | |
| 2×2 | 2.45 | 2.91 | top 8.4% | 78 / 777 | |
| Skewb | 4.97 | 7.57 | top 17.9% | 81 / 394 | |
| 4×4 | 52.05 | 54.67 | top 27.2% | 123 / 459 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.49 | 43.46 | top 61.6% | 186 / 314 |
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
- 14 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at No Rush Hasselt 2026.
- 16 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.41 at Belgian Nationals 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Geel Beginners Saturday 2024.
- 7 May 2023First competition: Koersel Sunday Open 2023. A 15.59 3×3 single to start from.
- 7 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.51 at Koersel Sunday Open 2023.
Competitions
- No Rush Hasselt 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Belgian Nationals 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Hasselt Saturday Open 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Belgian Nationals 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Geel Beginners Saturday 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Koersel Sunday Open 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Nicolas Dupuis — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Imanuel Müller — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Arne Leysen — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.