People · France
Samy Mekenese
2×2 · top 4.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016MEKE01
Samy Mekenese has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.99, set at Hem MariCubik Open 2017, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 202nd in France. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since April 2016, he has put 321 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.06 in April 2016 to 11.06, a 45% improvement. Samy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.99 | 5.26 | top 4.7% | 202 / 3,074 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.07 | 8.63 | top 8.0% | 219 / 2,148 | |
| 3×3 | 11.06 | 12.98 | top 10.7% | 552 / 4,746 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.30 | 26.65 | top 13.3% | 225 / 1,490 | |
| Skewb | 4.42 | 7.08 | top 13.9% | 203 / 1,291 | |
| 4×4 | 51.26 | 59.15 | top 26.3% | 477 / 1,817 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.14 | 1:56.65 | top 36.5% | 264 / 867 | |
| 5×5 | 2:01.29 | — | top 50.0% | 457 / 1,024 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 222 / 367 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 446 / 540 |
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
- 15 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Chelles Open 2020.
- 31 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at French Championship 2018.
- 13 Jul 2017Four personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017.
- 4 Jun 2017Three personal bests in one day at Hem MariCubik Open 2017.
- 8 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at French Championship 2017.
- 17 Dec 2016Nine personal bests in one day at Opal Open 2016.
Competitions
- Chelles Open 2020 · 15 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- French Championship 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Hem MariCubik Open 2017 · 4 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- French Championship 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Opal Open 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 9 personal bests set
- Champagne Open 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Hem MariCubik Open 2016 · 5 Jun 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Open Cube Project 2016 · 16 Apr 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.
- Victor Colin — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead once
- Anthony Lafourcade — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead once
- Louis Fertier — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.