People · Canada
Julian Favell
3×3 · top 0.54% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2013 · 2013FAVE01
Julian Favell has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.08, set at Winnipeg Fall 2026, puts him in the top 0.54% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 47th in Canada. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since July 2013, he has put 529 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.97 in July 2013 to 6.08, a 64% improvement. Julian has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.08 | 8.32 | top 0.54% | 47 / 10,502 | |
| 2×2 | 1.78 | 3.24 | top 3.5% | 228 / 7,245 | |
| 4×4 | 32.55 | 38.40 | top 4.7% | 109 / 3,180 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.64 | 17.65 | top 7.4% | 155 / 2,632 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.14 | 7.67 | top 8.4% | 303 / 4,913 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.93 | 1:30.37 | top 17.6% | 210 / 1,546 | |
| 6×6 | 3:18.12 | 3:59.38 | early days — 3 solves | 270 / 683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:10.06 | 2:20.17 | top 51.4% | 598 / 1,393 | |
| 7×7 | 7:35.62 | — | early days — 1 solve | 418 / 519 |
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 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2018.
- 9 May 2015Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2015.
- 1 Aug 2014Five personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
- 10 May 2014First sub-15 3×3: 9.80 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2014.
- 10 May 2014First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2014.
- 10 May 2014Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2014.
Competitions
- Winnipeg Fall 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Winnipeg Spring 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
- Ajax Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2015 · 9 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2014 · 10 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Christopher Olson — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Kennan LeJeune — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.