People · Luxembourg
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.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.67 | 3.17 | top 2.9% | 1 / 51 | |
| 3×3 | 8.72 | 10.83 | top 4.2% | 1 / 67 | |
| Skewb | 3.93 | 5.94 | top 10.4% | 3 / 21 | |
| 4×4 | 38.61 | 46.09 | top 10.5% | 2 / 27 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.08 | 7.63 | top 13.7% | 5 / 30 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.11 | 1:27.36 | top 18.4% | 3 / 17 | |
| Clock | 9.72 | 11.13 | top 23.7% | 3 / 11 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.13 | 1:36.36 | top 27.6% | 5 / 15 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.91 | 30.28 | top 31.2% | 5 / 22 | |
| 6×6 | 2:44.46 | 2:48.71 | top 33.3% | 2 / 9 | |
| 7×7 | 4:18.72 | 4:39.82 | top 37.2% | 3 / 10 | |
| Square-1 | 26.35 | 41.80 | top 42.1% | 4 / 8 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:45.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4 / 6 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 6 / 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
Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 31 Jan 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Stenay Que le Début 2026.
- 15 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Nilvange Open 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Nilvange Open 2025.
- 30 May 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Five personal bests in one day at Hayange Open 2025.
- 16 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Flashback Collector Metz 2024.
Competitions
- Aachen Summer Open 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Audun-le-Tiche Open 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hayange Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Quick Q.bing Q.lisse 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- Stenay Que le Début 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Nilvange Open 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2025 · 30 May 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Hayange Open 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Flashback Collector Metz 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Luxembourg Nationals 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best 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.
- Alexander Richetta — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Valentin Hoffmann — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Arthur Provot — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
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.