People · Switzerland
Maël Herren
2×2 · top 3.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022HERR06
Maël Herren has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.82, set at Swisscubing Cup I 2026, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 57th in Switzerland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2022, he has put 297 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.13 in September 2022 to 14.62, a 54% improvement. He has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.82 | 5.55 | top 3.7% | 57 / 913 | |
| Skewb | 5.29 | 7.21 | top 20.4% | 96 / 388 | |
| 3×3 | 14.62 | 17.76 | top 23.1% | 281 / 1,197 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.34 | 11.18 | top 30.7% | 233 / 655 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.92 | 40.69 | top 48.7% | 173 / 367 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.93 | 1:43.90 | top 67.2% | 319 / 462 | |
| Clock | 25.25 | 30.28 | top 77.2% | 175 / 226 |
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
- 19 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.62 at Le Speedcube De Morteau 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Bursins Goes Fast 2026.
- 8 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Bern Cubing Festival 2026.
- 17 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Swisscubing Cup I 2026.
- 2 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 17.58 at Swisscubing Cup II 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.58 at Swisscubing Cup II 2024.
Competitions
- Lonay Euro Qualifier 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Le Speedcube De Morteau 2026 · 19 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Bursins Goes Fast 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Bern Cubing Festival 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup I 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- La Côte Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025
- Swisscubing Cup III 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup II 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Swiss Nationals 2022 · 9 Sep 2022
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.
- Benjamin Wirahpati — met in 57 rounds, never finished ahead
- Levin Houghton — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead once
- Valentin Perrez — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.