People · United Kingdom
Rafael Tovey
3×3 · top 18.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026TOVE02
Rafael Tovey has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.34, set at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2026, puts him in the top 18.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,265th in the United Kingdom. Across 6 competitions since February 2026, he has put 212 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.81 in February 2026 to 13.34, a 46% improvement. Rafael has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.34 | 14.84 | top 18.7% | 1,265 / 6,785 | |
| 2×2 | 3.94 | 5.54 | top 25.8% | 1,443 / 4,946 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.34 | 10.90 | top 30.7% | 1,241 / 3,704 | |
| Skewb | 7.22 | 12.54 | top 35.5% | 850 / 2,439 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.30 | 1:55.35 | top 39.0% | 448 / 998 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.18 | 1:19.51 | top 39.9% | 879 / 2,112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.14 | 35.96 | top 47.0% | 827 / 1,861 | |
| Clock | 15.12 | 18.51 | top 48.4% | 650 / 1,255 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.58 | 2:08.95 | top 49.2% | 616 / 1,167 | |
| 6×6 | 3:50.99 | 4:00.61 | early days — 3 solves | 380 / 560 | |
| 7×7 | 6:04.33 | 6:23.21 | top 68.9% | 337 / 463 | |
| Square-1 | 1:44.15 | — | early days — 2 solves | 780 / 789 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026Six personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2026.
- 28 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.86 at Kewbz UK Championship 2026.
- 28 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Kewbz UK Championship 2026.
- 6 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Bristol June 2026.
- 16 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.11 at Weston-super-Mare Spring 2026.
- 16 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Spring 2026.
Competitions
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Championship 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Bristol June 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Spring 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Devon Winter 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.
- Jake Williams — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Swan — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- AJ Nicholls — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.34 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.