People · France
Raphaël Weis
3×3 · top 3.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2019 · 2019WEIS10
Raphaël Weis has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.46, set at Montpellier Open 2022, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 221st in France. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2019, he has put 307 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.91 in September 2019 to 8.46, a 39% improvement. He has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 8.46 | 11.32 | top 3.7% | 221 / 4,746 | |
| 2×2 | 3.10 | 4.77 | top 15.4% | 537 / 3,074 | |
| 4×4 | 45.98 | 48.27 | top 19.5% | 367 / 1,817 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.49 | 23.79 | top 24.5% | 393 / 1,490 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.78 | 10.67 | top 26.1% | 619 / 2,148 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 46.33 | top 37.3% | 163 / 367 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.66 | 1:49.04 | top 38.1% | 359 / 1,024 | |
| Skewb | 10.81 | 15.23 | top 59.8% | 805 / 1,291 | |
| 7×7 | 6:02.73 | — | early days — 1 solve | 227 / 372 | |
| 6×6 | 4:18.69 | 4:53.23 | early days — 3 solves | 290 / 437 | |
| Megaminx | 3:46.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 691 / 867 |
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
- 22 Jul 2022Six personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2022.
- 14 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA European Championship 2022.
- 18 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Sorgues Open 2022.
- 7 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Fada Open 2022.
- 26 Mar 2022Three personal bests in one day at Montpellier Open 2022.
- 11 Dec 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.05 at Garidech'Open 2021.
Competitions
- French Championship 2022 · 26 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2022 · 22 Jul 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2022 · 14 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Sorgues Open 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Fada Open 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Paris Open 2022 · 16 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Montpellier Open 2022 · 26 Mar 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Garidech'Open 2021 · 11 Dec 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Tassin-la-Demi-Cube Open 2019 · 21 Sep 2019
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.
- Wilfrid Py — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Nicolas Gertner Kilian — met in 67 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Déglise — met in 52 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.