People · France
Julien Rochette
3×3 · top 4.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2009 · 2009ROCH01
Julien Rochette has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.97, set at Galeries Dorian Open 2014, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 275th in France. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since May 2009, he has put 500 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 20 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.75 in May 2009 to 8.97, a 24% improvement. Julien has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 8.97 | 11.09 | top 4.8% | 275 / 4,746 | |
| 4×4 | 37.50 | 40.04 | top 9.2% | 174 / 1,817 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.00 | 24.21 | top 17.8% | 293 / 1,490 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.61 | 1:29.30 | top 18.8% | 166 / 1,024 | |
| 2×2 | 3.53 | 5.10 | top 20.6% | 717 / 3,074 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:48.77 | — | top 29.6% | 124 / 434 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 163 / 367 | |
| 7×7 | 4:53.03 | 5:07.43 | top 48.6% | 145 / 372 | |
| 6×6 | 3:27.58 | 3:53.20 | early days — 3 solves | 212 / 437 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.34 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,265 / 2,148 |
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 2012Four personal bests in one day at Galeries Dorian Open 2012.
- 23 Oct 2010First sub-10 3×3: 9.02 at Naoned Open 2010.
- 23 Oct 2010Four personal bests in one day at Naoned Open 2010.
- 23 Jan 2010Four personal bests in one day at Toulouse Open 2010.
- 16 May 2009First competition: Lyon Spring Open 2009. A 15.53 3×3 single to start from.
- 16 May 2009First sub-15 3×3: 11.75 at Lyon Spring Open 2009.
Competitions
- Galeries Dorian Open 2014 · 15 Mar 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Galeries Dorian Open 2013 · 9 Mar 2013
- Typhoon Open 2012 · 20 Jul 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Galeries Dorian Open 2012 · 12 May 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- French Championship 2012 · 20 Apr 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Neptune Open 2011 · 19 Feb 2011
- Lyon Sinterklaas Open 2010 · 4 Dec 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Naoned Open 2010 · 23 Oct 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010 · 1 Oct 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Galeries Lafayette Open 2010 · 3 Sep 2010
- Lyon Summer Open 2010 · 26 Jun 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- French Championship 2010 · 9 Apr 2010
- Toulouse Open 2010 · 23 Jan 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Lyon Spring Open 2009 · 16 May 2009 — 2 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.
- Clément Gallet — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 69 times
- François Courtès — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 64 times
- Loïc Petit — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 59 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.