People · Canada
Émile Turcotte
2×2 · top 1.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024TURC02
Émile Turcotte has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.35, set at Open de Gatineau 2026, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 98th in Canada. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2024, he has put 148 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.10 in September 2024 to 17.12, a 32% improvement. He 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.35 | 5.40 | top 1.6% | 98 / 7,245 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.26 | 10.58 | top 30.0% | 1,325 / 4,913 | |
| 3×3 | 17.12 | 19.97 | top 31.5% | 3,100 / 10,502 | |
| Skewb | 8.82 | 16.37 | top 47.3% | 1,273 / 2,928 | |
| Clock | 17.63 | 23.12 | top 57.6% | 540 / 1,057 | |
| 4×4 | 1:40.16 | 1:51.39 | top 70.8% | 2,083 / 3,180 | |
| Square-1 | 52.52 | — | early days — 1 solve | 745 / 973 | |
| 5×5 | 3:11.69 | 3:27.65 | top 81.8% | 1,166 / 1,546 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:08.09 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,226 / 2,632 |
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
- 24 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Saint-Augustin A 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.17 at Jay Peak Cubikon 2024.
- 7 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Jay Peak Cubikon 2024.
- 19 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Trois-Rivières 2024.
- 28 Sep 2024First competition: Ottawa Favourites 2024. A 25.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Open de Gatineau 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Imaginaire Québec 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Saint-Augustin A 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Jay Peak Cubikon 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Trois-Rivières 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Ottawa Favourites 2024 · 28 Sep 2024
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.
- William Lavoie — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jack Chicoine — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Éloi St-Laurent — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.