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Romain Stefan

2×2 · top 0.87% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022STEF09

Romain Stefan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.14, set at Barby Cube 2026, puts him in the top 0.87% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 27th in France. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 28 competitions since October 2022, he has put 1,310 official solves on the record across 14 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 29.01 in October 2022 to 8.26, a 72% improvement. Romain has entered 28 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 0.87% of 186,767 all-time
1.14
signature single · Barby Cube 2026
1,310
official solves on the record
15%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 83% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingFrance
2×21.142.59
top 0.87%27 / 3,074
Clock3.404.38
top 1.3%9 / 714
3×38.2610.07
top 3.3%194 / 4,746
Pyraminx3.195.23
top 4.3%122 / 2,148
3×3 one-handed14.4117.83
top 6.9%123 / 1,490
Square-110.9916.11
top 8.0%42 / 540
4×439.1145.11
top 11.1%217 / 1,817
Skewb4.376.67
top 13.5%193 / 1,291
Megaminx1:16.471:23.91
top 19.6%157 / 867
3×3 Fewest Moves32 moves41.33
top 20.4%106 / 367
5×51:24.281:35.19
top 22.6%206 / 1,024
6×63:03.733:17.05
top 42.9%156 / 437
3×3 blindfolded2:34.17—
top 44.6%199 / 434
7×75:35.385:54.15
top 61.2%189 / 372

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

Frejus Open 2022: 29.01Marseille Open 2022: 22.44Sorg'Open 2023: 11.48Villeneuve les Avignon Open 2023: 14.80Charantonnay Cube Clash 2024: 10.34Istres Open 2024: 10.01Only Oullins Open 2024: 11.87Open de Marseille 2024: 9.83Rians Open Mini Edition 2024: 9.66Camargue Open 2024: 10.20Barby Cube Autumn 2024: 11.09Marseille à la Carte 2025: 9.51Barby Cube 2025: 9.96Mi'Lyon Open 2025: 8.39Sorg'Open 2025: 9.54La Clock-de-Fonds 2025: 8.80Camargue Open 2025: 8.82Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2025: 9.74Just Judge Jura 2026: 9.42Cœur de Cube Charantonnay 2026: 9.86French Championship 2026: 9.30Camargue Open 2026: 9.08Longjum'Open 2026: 8.26Barby Cube 2026: 10.67Lavey-Vous les Mains 2026: 9.00Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2026: 9.728.2629.0122 Oct 202222 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
  • A sub-3 Clock single — 239 people have one; it is 0.40 away.

Targets move as he improves.