People · Germany
Michel Bechtatou
3×3 · top 12.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2004 · 2004BECH01
Michel Bechtatou has been competing for 22 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.65, set at Schwerin Open 2026, puts him in the top 12.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 624th in Germany. Across 10 competitions since April 2004, he has put 142 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.65 in April 2004 to 11.65, a 44% improvement. Michel has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.65 | 14.54 | top 12.7% | 624 / 4,109 | |
| Clock | 14.06 | — | top 44.1% | 294 / 634 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.16 | 1:38.83 | top 53.5% | 1,022 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.22 | 52.79 | top 70.7% | 950 / 1,314 | |
| 5×5 | 7:25.40 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,158 / 1,158 |
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
- 20 Oct 2007Four personal bests in one day at German Championship 2007.
- 15 Oct 2005First sub-15 3×3: 14.95 at German Championship 2005.
- 23 Apr 2005Three personal bests in one day at German Open 2005.
- 7 Aug 2004First sub-20 3×3: 17.46 at European Rubik's Games Championship 2004.
- 24 Apr 2004First competition: German Open 2004. A 22.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Schwerin Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- German Championship 2007 · 20 Oct 2007 — 4 personal bests set
- German Championship 2006 · 21 Oct 2006 — 1 personal best set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2006 · 23 Sep 2006 — 1 personal best set
- German Open 2006 · 21 Apr 2006 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- German Championship 2005 · 15 Oct 2005 — 1 personal best set
- German Open 2005 · 23 Apr 2005 — 3 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Games Championship 2004 · 7 Aug 2004 — 1 personal best set
- German Open 2004 · 24 Apr 2004 — 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.
- Stefan Pochmann — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Lars Vandenbergh — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
- A sub-12 Clock single — 11,202 people have one; it is 2.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.