People · France
Rafaël Ancel
3×3 · top 16.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026ANCE01
Rafaël Ancel has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.61, set at Longjum'Open 2026, puts him in the top 16.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 791st in France. Across 4 competitions since February 2026, he has put 99 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.53 in February 2026 to 12.61, a 13% improvement. He has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.61 | 14.45 | top 16.1% | 791 / 4,746 | |
| 2×2 | 3.64 | 4.45 | top 21.9% | 750 / 3,074 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.24 | 14.92 | top 29.8% | 709 / 2,148 | |
| 4×4 | 57.03 | 1:04.20 | top 33.1% | 600 / 1,817 | |
| Skewb | 7.52 | 17.10 | top 37.6% | 510 / 1,291 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.01 | 36.46 | top 39.4% | 572 / 1,490 | |
| 5×5 | 2:32.06 | — | top 66.7% | 627 / 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
- 21 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Chelles Open 2026.
- 7 Feb 2026First competition: Cernay-lès-Reims Open 2026. A 14.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Gif-sûr de PR 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Longjum'Open 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Chelles Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cernay-lès-Reims Open 2026 · 7 Feb 2026
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.
- Paul Luciw — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Anthony Lafourcade — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Étienne Aubry — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.