People · France
François Villaret
3×3 · top 8.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2010 · 2010VILL04
François Villaret has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.44, set at Grenoble Winter Open 2014, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 487th in France. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2010, he has put 156 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.21 in December 2010 to 10.44, a 27% improvement. He 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 | 10.44 | 14.79 | top 8.8% | 487 / 4,823 | |
| 4×4 | 48.69 | 1:01.44 | top 23.1% | 431 / 1,839 | |
| 2×2 | 4.39 | 7.29 | top 31.6% | 1,048 / 3,129 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.95 | 33.65 | top 36.8% | 547 / 1,508 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:21.57 | — | top 40.7% | 176 / 445 | |
| Megaminx | 2:47.32 | — | early days — 1 solve | 525 / 872 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 288 / 368 | |
| 5×5 | 3:14.84 | 3:33.36 | top 82.6% | 806 / 1,038 |
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
- 18 Apr 2015Four personal bests in one day at France 2015.
- 8 Feb 2014Five personal bests in one day at Grenoble Winter Open 2014.
- 4 Dec 2010First competition: Lyon Sinterklaas Open 2010. A 15.72 3×3 single to start from.
- 4 Dec 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.44 at Lyon Sinterklaas Open 2010.
- 4 Dec 2010Three personal bests in one day at Lyon Sinterklaas Open 2010.
Competitions
- Lyon Megaminx Open 2016 · 21 May 2016
- Lyon Megaminx Open 2015 · 4 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- France 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Grenoble Winter Open 2014 · 8 Feb 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Lyon Open 2011 · 24 Sep 2011
- Neptune Open 2011 · 19 Feb 2011
- Lyon Sinterklaas Open 2010 · 4 Dec 2010 — 3 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.
- François Courtès — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Pierre Bouvier — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Alban Reynaud — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 8.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.