People · Canada
Raphaël Poinlane
2×2 · top 1.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022POIN01
Raphaël Poinlane has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.25, set at Championnat Canadien 2025, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 82nd in Canada. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2022, he has put 150 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.98 in May 2022 to 11.60, a 39% improvement. He 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.25 | 4.65 | top 1.2% | 82 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 11.60 | 15.37 | top 12.5% | 1,182 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.36 | 7.92 | top 15.5% | 614 / 4,858 | |
| 4×4 | 54.43 | 1:01.46 | top 30.0% | 772 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.93 | 27.14 | top 31.3% | 696 / 2,620 | |
| Skewb | 9.76 | 14.44 | top 53.4% | 1,472 / 2,907 |
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
- 24 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Championnat Canadien 2025.
- 10 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Open de Montréal 2023.
- 7 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.80 at National Capital Region B 2023.
- 7 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at National Capital Region B 2023.
- 14 May 2022First competition: Open de Montréal 2022. A 18.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Championnat Québécois 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Championnat Canadien 2025 · 24 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Open de Montréal 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- National Capital Region B 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Open de Montréal 2022 · 14 May 2022
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.
- Éloi St-Laurent — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alexandre Ondet — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Jack Chicoine — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.