People · France
Balthazar Maignan
3×3 · top 6.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019MAIG01
Balthazar Maignan has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.53, set at FLIP Open 2023, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 348th in France. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2019, he has put 193 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.25 in November 2019 to 9.53, a 41% improvement. Balthazar has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 9.53 | 11.59 | top 6.2% | 348 / 4,823 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 4.68 | top 13.7% | 505 / 3,129 | |
| 4×4 | 51.49 | 58.94 | top 26.6% | 491 / 1,839 | |
| Skewb | 6.59 | 13.58 | top 30.5% | 438 / 1,309 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.06 | 1:55.41 | top 33.2% | 317 / 1,038 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:16.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 166 / 445 | |
| 6×6 | 3:09.66 | 3:16.04 | top 45.6% | 175 / 444 | |
| 7×7 | 4:59.47 | — | early days — 3 solves | 154 / 381 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.77 | 35.51 | top 53.0% | 756 / 1,508 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 7:47 | — | early days — 2 solves | 105 / 169 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 257 / 368 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 499 / 872 | |
| Clock | 34.15 | — | early days — 1 solve | 637 / 719 | |
| Pyraminx | 18.30 | 21.10 | top 90.4% | 1,980 / 2,185 |
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 Jul 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.53 at FLIP Open 2023.
- 14 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at FLIP Open 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.20 at Carquef'Open 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023Five personal bests in one day at Carquef'Open 2023.
- 1 Nov 2019First competition: Cube An Dro 2019. A 16.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Carquef'Open 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pour Gesté J'ai Gâteau 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Un Petit Gesté Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023
- FLIP Open 2023 · 14 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Carquef'Open 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Carquef'Open 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube An Dro 2019 · 1 Nov 2019
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.
- Wilfrid Py — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Étienne Aubry — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Adrien Neveu — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.