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Philippe Mangen

2×2 · top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024MANG08

Philippe Mangen has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.67, set at Flashback Collector Metz 2024, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Luxembourg. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since June 2024, he has put 587 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.72 in June 2024 to 1.67, a 55% improvement. Philippe has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time
1.67
signature single · Flashback Collector Metz 2024
587
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 80% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingLuxembourg
2×21.673.17
top 2.9%1 / 51
3×38.7210.83
top 4.2%1 / 67
Skewb3.935.94
top 10.4%3 / 21
4×438.6146.09
top 10.5%2 / 27
Pyraminx5.087.63
top 13.7%5 / 30
5×51:19.111:27.36
top 18.4%3 / 17
Clock9.7211.13
top 23.7%3 / 11
Megaminx1:29.131:36.36
top 27.6%5 / 15
3×3 one-handed23.9130.28
top 31.2%5 / 22
6×62:44.462:48.71
top 33.3%2 / 9
7×74:18.724:39.82
top 37.2%3 / 10
Square-126.3541.80
top 42.1%4 / 8
3×3 blindfolded4:45.44
early days — 1 solve4 / 6
3×3 Fewest Moves52 moves
early days — 1 solve6 / 8

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

Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2024: 3.72Luxembourg Nationals 2024: 3.32Flashback Collector Metz 2024: 1.67Hayange Open 2025: 3.20Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2025: 2.04Nilvange Open 2025: 2.47Quick Q.bing Q.lisse 2026: 2.54Hayange Open 2026: 3.02Audun-le-Tiche Open 2026: 2.29Aachen Summer Open 2026: 2.731.673.7229 Jun 20244 Jul 2026

Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
  • A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.72 away.

Targets move as he improves.