People · United Kingdom
Rafael Tovey
3×3 · top 22.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026TOVE02
Rafael Tovey has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.29, set at Kewbz UK Championship 2026, puts him in the top 22.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,478th in the United Kingdom. Across 5 competitions since February 2026, he has put 169 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 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 14.29, a 42% improvement. Rafael has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 14.29 | 16.74 | top 22.0% | 1,478 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.34 | 10.90 | top 30.7% | 1,232 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 7.22 | 12.54 | top 35.4% | 836 / 2,421 | |
| 2×2 | 4.70 | 6.17 | top 35.5% | 1,880 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.14 | 35.96 | top 47.0% | 826 / 1,851 | |
| Clock | 15.12 | 18.51 | top 48.4% | 639 / 1,232 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.38 | 1:22.38 | top 49.1% | 1,059 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.37 | 2:14.96 | top 54.5% | 672 / 1,151 | |
| Megaminx | 2:33.18 | 2:39.15 | top 62.7% | 721 / 966 | |
| 7×7 | 8:09.23 | — | early days — 1 solve | 427 / 459 |
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
- 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.
- 7 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Spring 2026.
Competitions
- 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 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Swan — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- AJ Nicholls — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.29 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.