People · Panama
David Laffaurie
2×2 · top 6.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022LAFF02
David Laffaurie has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.28, set at Desafío 50 Años Altaplaza 2024, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11th in Panama. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since December 2022, he has put 531 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.69 in December 2022 to 2.28, a 60% improvement. David has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Panama | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.28 | 3.79 | top 6.9% | 11 / 192 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.26 | 9.64 | top 14.8% | 18 / 110 | |
| Clock | 8.62 | 9.94 | top 18.1% | 9 / 40 | |
| 3×3 | 13.41 | 17.01 | top 18.9% | 58 / 278 | |
| Skewb | 7.13 | 9.89 | top 34.7% | 27 / 65 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.09 | 1:25.17 | top 40.8% | 37 / 71 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.87 | 42.83 | top 46.4% | 42 / 77 | |
| Megaminx | 2:55.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 33 / 36 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 14 Dec 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.41 at Guararé Cubing 2024.
- 14 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Guararé Cubing 2024.
- 18 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Skewb Wins Panamá 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at Día de Reyes Chiriquí 2024.
- 11 Aug 2023Five personal bests in one day at Panama Nationals 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.26 at Pre-Nacionales UP 2023.
Competitions
- UTP Speedcubing Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Herrera 2026 · 10 Jan 2026
- Relámpago Medellín Explora 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Panama Nationals 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Dolphin Cup ISP II 2025 · 20 Sep 2025
- Beyond the Cube PTY 2025 · 16 Aug 2025
- Back to School Boquete 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Against Cancer Houston 2025 · 1 Mar 2025
- Guararé Cubing 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Dolphin Cup ISP 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Panamá 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Desafío 50 Años Altaplaza 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Skewb Wins Panamá 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Carnaval Cubero Azuero 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Día de Reyes Chiriquí 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Panama Nationals 2023 · 11 Aug 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Pre-Nacionales UP 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cudeero Open 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Panama Nationals 2022 · 17 Dec 2022
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.
- Egdar Castillo — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Gustavo Ross — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ezequiel Cedeño — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.