People · France
Essombè Etonde
2×2 · top 9.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2025 · 2025ETON01
Essombè Etonde has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.52, set at French Championship 2026, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 360th in France. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since June 2025, he has put 370 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.06 in June 2025 to 10.91, a 48% improvement. He has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.52 | 4.14 | top 9.2% | 360 / 3,129 | |
| 3×3 | 10.91 | 12.96 | top 10.3% | 547 / 4,823 | |
| Skewb | 5.09 | 7.76 | top 18.9% | 278 / 1,309 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.68 | 29.46 | top 19.7% | 318 / 1,508 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.30 | 8.36 | top 22.3% | 555 / 2,185 | |
| 4×4 | 59.17 | 1:05.07 | top 35.7% | 647 / 1,839 | |
| Clock | 14.96 | 19.70 | top 47.8% | 348 / 719 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.13 | — | top 53.4% | 393 / 872 | |
| 5×5 | 2:10.01 | 2:22.67 | top 55.6% | 535 / 1,038 | |
| 6×6 | 4:39.92 | 5:37.99 | top 77.3% | 330 / 444 | |
| 7×7 | 8:17.19 | 8:19.31 | early days — 3 solves | 319 / 381 | |
| Square-1 | 1:41.24 | — | early days — 2 solves | 526 / 547 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 71 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 366 / 368 |
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
- 19 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Speedcubing à Saint Symphorien 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2026.
- 22 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Barby Cube 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Six personal bests in one day at French Championship 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cœur de Cube Charantonnay 2026.
- 15 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2025.
Competitions
- Speedcubing à Saint Symphorien 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Barby Cube 2026 · 22 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- French Championship 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Cœur de Cube Charantonnay 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Sorg'Open 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Mi'Lyon Open 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Barby Cube 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Étienne Aubry — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Romain Velcin — met in 79 rounds, never finished ahead
- Basile Chandon — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.