People · France
Jean Pons
3×3 · top 6.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2004 · 2004PONS01
Jean Pons has been competing for 22 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.60, set at Czech Open 2008, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 349th in France. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since October 2004, he has put 301 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.21 in October 2004 to 9.60, a 41% improvement. Jean has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 9.60 | 11.99 | top 6.4% | 349 / 4,746 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:11.75 | — | top 16.7% | 71 / 434 | |
| 4×4 | 51.61 | 1:02.40 | top 26.7% | 486 / 1,817 | |
| 2×2 | 9.46 | 13.84 | top 75.7% | 2,312 / 3,074 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 5 cubes · 35:30 | — | early days — 2 solves | 140 / 165 |
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
- 12 Jul 2008First sub-10 3×3: 9.60 at Czech Open 2008.
- 12 Jul 2008Four personal bests in one day at Czech Open 2008.
- 16 Oct 2005First sub-15 3×3: 13.62 at Dutch Open 2005.
- 23 Oct 2004First competition: Ile-de-France competition 2004. A 19.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009
- French Championship 2009 · 10 Apr 2009
- European Championship 2008 · 19 Sep 2008
- Czech Open 2008 · 12 Jul 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Toulouse Summer Open 2008 · 5 Jul 2008
- Nantes Open 2008 · 31 May 2008
- Barcelona Open 2008 · 2 May 2008
- French Championship 2008 · 11 Apr 2008
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 · 5 Oct 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Lyon Open 2007 · 1 Sep 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- French Championship 2007 · 13 Apr 2007
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2006 · 23 Sep 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- French Championship 2006 · 20 Apr 2006
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2005 · 16 Oct 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- French Championship 2005 · 22 Apr 2005 — 1 personal best set
- Ile-de-France competition 2004 · 23 Oct 2004 — 1 personal best 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.
- Edouard Chambon — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 19 times · head to head
- Lars Vandenbergh — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Gilles Roux — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
- A sub-1:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,593 people have one; it is 11.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.