People · France
Romain Mailly
3×3 · top 8.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016MAIL03
Romain Mailly has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.47, set at Douvrin Open 2023, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 491st in France. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2016, he has put 190 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.78 in September 2016 to 10.47, a 44% improvement. Romain has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 10.47 | 12.00 | top 8.9% | 491 / 4,823 | |
| 4×4 | 39.90 | 43.88 | top 12.1% | 238 / 1,839 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.24 | 8.19 | top 14.7% | 369 / 2,185 | |
| Skewb | 5.12 | 8.00 | top 19.1% | 282 / 1,309 | |
| 2×2 | 3.62 | 4.65 | top 21.8% | 775 / 3,129 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.38 | 24.59 | top 24.3% | 392 / 1,508 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.04 | 1:33.19 | top 26.6% | 250 / 1,038 | |
| Megaminx | 1:32.41 | 1:49.63 | top 29.8% | 222 / 872 | |
| 6×6 | 3:24.03 | 3:32.39 | top 52.4% | 208 / 444 | |
| Square-1 | 43.66 | 53.14 | top 69.6% | 383 / 547 | |
| 7×7 | 6:38.25 | — | early days — 1 solve | 255 / 381 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 58 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 349 / 368 |
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
- 18 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at Douvrin Open 2023.
- 13 Nov 2021Nine personal bests in one day at Seraing Open 2021.
- 15 Feb 2020First sub-15 3×3: 13.40 at Chelles Open 2020.
- 15 Feb 2020Ten personal bests in one day at Chelles Open 2020.
- 10 Sep 2016First competition: Champagne Open 2016. A 18.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Douvrin Open 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Seraing Open 2021 · 13 Nov 2021 — 9 personal bests set
- Chelles Open 2020 · 15 Feb 2020 — 10 personal bests set
- Champagne Open 2016 · 10 Sep 2016
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.
- Anthony Lafourcade — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
- Abdelhak Kaddour — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Juliette Sébastien — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 9.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.