People · Belgium
Florian Hostens
Skewb · top 1.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2025 · 2025HOST01
Florian Hostens has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.14, set at No Rush Hasselt 2026, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in Belgium. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2025, he has put 316 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.19 in February 2025 to 11.12, a 39% improvement. Florian 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 | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.14 | 3.83 | top 1.7% | 10 / 394 | |
| 2×2 | 1.74 | 3.07 | top 3.3% | 36 / 777 | |
| 3×3 | 11.12 | 12.28 | top 10.9% | 136 / 1,094 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.94 | 8.47 | top 19.5% | 142 / 589 | |
| 4×4 | 51.90 | 53.91 | top 27.0% | 122 / 459 | |
| Square-1 | 20.06 | 22.46 | top 28.1% | 28 / 150 | |
| Clock | 11.01 | 14.52 | top 30.2% | 47 / 180 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.43 | 2:06.95 | top 48.9% | 105 / 246 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.74 | — | top 52.8% | 156 / 314 | |
| Megaminx | 3:20.32 | — | early days — 3 solves | 167 / 197 | |
| 6×6 | 5:57.31 | — | early days — 1 solve | 101 / 119 |
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
- 15 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Open de Lumes 2026.
- 3 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Wezemaal Open 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.28 at No Rush Hasselt 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Eight personal bests in one day at No Rush Hasselt 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Hurlubik's Cube Mouscron 2026.
- 25 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Poulseur Open 2026.
Competitions
- Open de Lumes 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Wezemaal Open 2026 · 3 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- No Rush Hasselt 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Hurlubik's Cube Mouscron 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Poulseur Open 2026 · 25 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Brugge Beginners Open 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Hurlubiks Cube Mouscron 2025 · 22 Feb 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.
- Elias Hostens — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Yanniko Zhechev — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Maxwell Praet — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.