People · France
Pierre Lafaye
Skewb · top 7.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024LAFA02
Pierre Lafaye has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.44, set at Lyon Last Layer 2025, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 111th in France. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2024, he has put 313 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.15 in May 2024 to 11.40, a 29% improvement. Pierre 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 | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.44 | 5.79 | top 7.3% | 111 / 1,291 | |
| Clock | 7.13 | 9.36 | top 11.4% | 73 / 714 | |
| 3×3 | 11.40 | 14.00 | top 11.8% | 606 / 4,746 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.36 | 12.36 | top 15.5% | 386 / 2,148 | |
| 2×2 | 3.41 | 4.06 | top 19.1% | 664 / 3,074 | |
| 4×4 | 48.48 | 55.82 | top 22.7% | 416 / 1,817 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.56 | 38.40 | top 50.2% | 700 / 1,490 | |
| 5×5 | 2:43.17 | — | top 71.8% | 675 / 1,024 |
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
- 22 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Barby Cube 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at French Championship 2026.
- 7 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Barby Cube 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Chelles Open 2025.
- 1 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.76 at Lyon Last Layer 2025.
- 1 Feb 2025Five personal bests in one day at Lyon Last Layer 2025.
Competitions
- Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Barby Cube 2026 · 22 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- French Championship 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Barby Cube 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- French Championship 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Chelles Open 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Lyon Last Layer 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Barby Cube Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Barby Cube 2024 · 18 May 2024
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.
- Étienne Aubry — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Ilona Ansel — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Basile Chandon — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.