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Samuel Klopfenstein
2×2 · top 12.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2012 · 2012KLOP01
Samuel Klopfenstein has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.87, set at Belfort Open 2018, puts him in the top 12.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 451st in France. Across 7 competitions since May 2012, he has put 233 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.09 in May 2012 to 16.94, a 32% improvement. Samuel has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.87 | 7.12 | top 12.8% | 451 / 3,074 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.44 | 11.81 | top 23.3% | 576 / 2,148 | |
| 3×3 | 16.94 | 19.40 | top 30.8% | 1,418 / 4,746 | |
| Megaminx | 1:46.37 | 2:04.77 | top 38.3% | 278 / 867 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.61 | 1:17.01 | top 40.3% | 719 / 1,817 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:04.61 | — | top 53.7% | 246 / 434 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.38 | 42.20 | top 54.2% | 764 / 1,490 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.31 | 4:04.50 | top 56.2% | 529 / 1,024 | |
| 7×7 | 5:57.16 | — | top 67.0% | 218 / 372 | |
| 6×6 | 4:09.07 | 4:26.58 | top 68.4% | 278 / 437 | |
| Skewb | 13.26 | 15.31 | top 71.8% | 928 / 1,291 | |
| Clock | 26.72 | 34.98 | top 79.8% | 571 / 714 |
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 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Strossburi Open 2025.
- 1 Jul 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Lyon Last Layer Open 2023.
- 22 Oct 2022Five personal bests in one day at Frejus Open 2022.
- 4 May 2013Three personal bests in one day at French Open 2013.
- 25 Aug 2012First sub-20 3×3: 19.42 at Haute-Patate Open 2012.
- 25 Aug 2012Six personal bests in one day at Haute-Patate Open 2012.
Competitions
- Strossburi Open 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Lyon Last Layer Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Frejus Open 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Belfort Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- French Open 2013 · 4 May 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Haute-Patate Open 2012 · 25 Aug 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Vesoul Open Rubik 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Yann Bouveret — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Alexandre Philiponet — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Alban Marchal — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.