People · France
Jean-Ferréol de Villeneuve
3×3 · top 25.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2012 · 2012VILL06
Jean-Ferréol de Villeneuve has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.24, set at Chambéry Cube Open 2015, puts him in the top 25.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,187th in France. Across 6 competitions since December 2012, he has put 109 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.89 in December 2012 to 15.24, a 19% 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 | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.24 | 17.21 | top 25.2% | 1,187 / 4,746 | |
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 7.17 | top 27.6% | 912 / 3,074 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.13 | 16.30 | top 37.3% | 860 / 2,148 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.46 | 1:29.27 | top 57.9% | 1,005 / 1,817 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:43.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 331 / 434 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 58.36 | — | top 83.0% | 1,169 / 1,490 | |
| 5×5 | 3:52.15 | — | top 90.7% | 892 / 1,024 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 12:22 | — | early days — 1 solve | 150 / 165 | |
| Megaminx | 5:58.72 | — | early days — 1 solve | 845 / 867 | |
| Square-1 | 2:15.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 530 / 540 |
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
- 4 May 2013Three personal bests in one day at French Open 2013.
- 9 Mar 2013Five personal bests in one day at Galeries Dorian Open 2013.
- 22 Dec 2012First competition: Puy de Dôme Open 2012. A 18.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chambéry Cube Open 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Winter 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Newcastle Winter 2015 · 28 Jun 2015 — 1 personal best set
- French Open 2013 · 4 May 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Galeries Dorian Open 2013 · 9 Mar 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Puy de Dôme Open 2012 · 22 Dec 2012
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 28 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Alban Reynaud — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Philippe Lucien — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.