People · Belgium
Raphaël Deknop
3×3 · top 40.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2012 · 2012DEKN01
Raphaël Deknop has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.18, set at Zonhoven Open 2014, puts him in the top 40.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 476th in Belgium. Across 8 competitions since April 2012, he has put 108 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:06.34 in April 2012 to 20.18, a 70% improvement. He has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 20.18 | 23.95 | top 40.5% | 476 / 1,094 | |
| 2×2 | 6.31 | 8.08 | top 54.1% | 478 / 777 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.59 | 1:29.49 | top 56.4% | 247 / 459 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.53 | — | top 78.1% | 240 / 314 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.11 | 17.61 | top 82.2% | 511 / 589 |
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
- 2 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at Hasselt Open 2013.
- 20 Apr 2013First sub-30 3×3: 29.84 at Minx Open 2013.
- 17 Nov 2012First sub-60 3×3: 35.02 at Hasselt Open 2012.
- 28 Apr 2012First competition: Zune Open 2012. A 1:06.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zonhoven Open 2014 · 22 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Minx Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Hasselt Open 2013 · 2 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- N8W8 Summer 2013 · 10 Aug 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Minx Open 2013 · 20 Apr 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Zonhoven Open 2013 · 2 Mar 2013
- Hasselt Open 2012 · 17 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Zune Open 2012 · 28 Apr 2012
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.
- François Courtès — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jonathan Mauroy — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Geert Bicler — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.