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Maël Chawla
Skewb · top 9.9% of 74,164 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025CHAW04
Maël Chawla has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.84, set at Soorsi 2026, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 54th in Switzerland. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2025, he has put 76 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.52 in October 2025 to 14.59, a 29% improvement. He has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.84 | 8.20 | top 9.9% | 54 / 395 | |
| 2×2 | 2.90 | 5.60 | top 13.2% | 169 / 923 | |
| 3×3 | 14.59 | 16.29 | top 23.1% | 283 / 1,218 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.52 | 8.86 | top 24.0% | 191 / 665 | |
| 4×4 | 1:39.35 | — | early days — 2 solves | 339 / 474 |
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
- 17 Jan 2026First sub-20 3×3: 14.59 at Swisscubing Cup I 2026.
- 17 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.59 at Swisscubing Cup I 2026.
- 17 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Swisscubing Cup I 2026.
- 4 Oct 2025First competition: Swiss Science Open 2025. A 20.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Soorsi 2026 · 5 Sep 2026
- Swisscubing Cup I 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Swiss Science Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025
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.
- Nils Michel — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Levin Houghton — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Brem — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.