People · France
Joaquim Noë--Estano
2×2 · top 2.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024NOEE01
Joaquim Noë--Estano has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.49, set at French Championship 2026, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 98th in France. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2024, he has put 372 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.03 in May 2024 to 9.44, a 37% improvement. Joaquim has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 1.49 | 4.17 | top 2.1% | 98 / 3,129 | |
| 3×3 | 9.44 | 11.90 | top 6.0% | 333 / 4,823 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.33 | 8.45 | top 9.4% | 254 / 2,185 | |
| Megaminx | 1:06.27 | 1:11.26 | top 13.5% | 108 / 872 | |
| Skewb | 4.45 | 5.71 | top 14.2% | 207 / 1,309 | |
| 4×4 | 43.56 | 51.12 | top 16.6% | 321 / 1,839 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.13 | 34.22 | top 20.9% | 336 / 1,508 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:50.20 | — | top 30.1% | 128 / 445 | |
| Clock | 11.83 | — | early days — 2 solves | 230 / 719 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.82 | 1:55.66 | top 41.9% | 391 / 1,038 | |
| 6×6 | 3:44.52 | 4:15.46 | top 60.5% | 256 / 444 | |
| 7×7 | 7:26.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 290 / 381 | |
| Square-1 | 1:05.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 462 / 547 |
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
- 31 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.68 at Stenay Que le Début 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Stenay Que le Début 2026.
- 19 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at French Championship 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Six personal bests in one day at Charente Open 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Brest Open 2024.
- 13 Jul 2024Four personal bests in one day at FLIP Open 11: Road to Euros 2024.
Competitions
- French Championship 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Stenay Que le Début 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- French Championship 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Charente Open 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Brest Open 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- FLIP Open 11: Road to Euros 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Buchy Open 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Carquef'Open 2024 · 4 May 2024
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.
- Bastien Ferraud — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Malo Coraboeuf — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead once
- Étienne Aubry — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.