People · France
Marco Giraud
Square-1 · top 9.3% of 25,272 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015GIRA03
Marco Giraud has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 11.74, set at Barby Cube 2019, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 51st in France. Until October 2009, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since December 2015, he has put 467 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 47.19 in December 2015 to 12.54, a 73% improvement. Marco has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 11.74 | 21.34 | top 9.3% | 51 / 540 | |
| 2×2 | 3.12 | 4.39 | top 15.6% | 552 / 3,074 | |
| 3×3 | 12.54 | 15.31 | top 15.8% | 785 / 4,746 | |
| 7×7 | 3:31.80 | 3:45.77 | top 20.4% | 55 / 372 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.76 | 1:32.95 | top 23.9% | 215 / 1,024 | |
| 6×6 | 2:29.49 | 2:45.05 | top 25.4% | 92 / 437 | |
| 4×4 | 51.44 | 57.60 | top 26.5% | 479 / 1,817 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.58 | 18.32 | top 70.6% | 1,566 / 2,148 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 306 / 367 |
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
- 9 Nov 2019Six personal bests in one day at Barby Cube 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.18 at Swisscubing Cup IV 2019.
- 12 Jan 2019Five personal bests in one day at Savoie Open 2019.
- 3 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Barby Cube Open 2018.
- 13 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at Montpellier Open 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018Five personal bests in one day at Chambéry Cube 2018.
Competitions
- Barby Cube 2022 · 10 Sep 2022
- Savoie Open 2020 · 8 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Barby Cube 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup IV 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Savoie Mental Breakdown 2019 · 27 Apr 2019
- Villeneuve-lès-Avignon Open 2019 · 23 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Savoie Open 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Ugine Jeu et Jouet 2018 · 1 Dec 2018
- Barby Cube Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Montpellier Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Chambéry Cube 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Ugine Jeu et Jouet 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Barby Cube 73 Open Automne 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017
- Barby Cube 73 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Chambéry Cube Open 2016 · 11 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Annecy Open 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Lyon Megaminx Open 2016 · 21 May 2016
- Ugine Jeu et Jouet 2015 · 5 Dec 2015
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 Cherblanc — met in 99 rounds, never finished ahead
- Wilfrid Py — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Lucas Déglise — met in 83 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,533 people have one; it is 1.74 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.