People · France
Raphaël Mothe
3×3 · top 7.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2012 · 2012MOTH01
Raphaël Mothe has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.07, set at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 426th in France. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since April 2012, he has put 451 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.27 in April 2012 to 10.07, a 53% improvement. He has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 10.07 | 12.11 | top 7.7% | 426 / 4,823 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.26 | 9.89 | top 9.0% | 239 / 2,185 | |
| Square-1 | 12.54 | 18.40 | top 11.0% | 63 / 547 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 4.73 | top 11.2% | 428 / 3,129 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.52 | 39.23 | top 35.7% | 532 / 1,508 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.92 | 1:07.95 | top 38.6% | 693 / 1,839 | |
| Skewb | 9.15 | 13.25 | top 49.5% | 682 / 1,309 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 272 / 368 | |
| 5×5 | 4:00.58 | — | top 91.9% | 920 / 1,038 | |
| Megaminx | 4:39.65 | — | top 94.8% | 790 / 872 | |
| Clock | 51.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 693 / 719 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 10:32.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 440 / 445 |
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
- 19 Dec 2015Three personal bests in one day at Lyon Christmas Open 2015.
- 12 Sep 2015Three personal bests in one day at Champagne Open 2015.
- 21 Dec 2013Seven personal bests in one day at La Montagne Open 2013.
- 14 Sep 2013Four personal bests in one day at Champagne Summer Open 2013.
- 27 Apr 2013First sub-15 3×3: 13.81 at French Championship 2013.
- 27 Apr 2013Six personal bests in one day at French Championship 2013.
Competitions
- French Championship 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Chelles Open 2017 · 11 Feb 2017
- Champagne Open 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Lyon Christmas Open 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Nancy Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Champagne Open 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- France 2015 · 18 Apr 2015
- Rubik's Cube European Championships 2014 · 8 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- La Montagne Open 2013 · 21 Dec 2013 — 7 personal bests set
- Champagne Summer Open 2013 · 14 Sep 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- French Championship 2013 · 27 Apr 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Galeries Lafayette Open 2012 · 31 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- French Championship 2012 · 20 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.
- Valentin Hoffmann — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead twice
- François Courtès — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Hippolyte Moreau — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.