People · France
Swann Castel
3×3 · top 1.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2011 · 2011CAST01
Swann Castel has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.41, set at Nancy Open 2015, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 128th in France. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2011, he has put 286 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.00 in April 2011 to 7.41, a 38% improvement. Swann has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 7.41 | 8.48 | top 1.9% | 128 / 4,823 | |
| 4×4 | 29.83 | 36.56 | top 2.8% | 55 / 1,839 | |
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 3.44 | top 8.1% | 326 / 3,129 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.83 | 20.73 | top 9.9% | 177 / 1,508 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.86 | 1:26.68 | top 17.6% | 159 / 1,038 | |
| 6×6 | 3:34.24 | 3:45.38 | top 56.5% | 234 / 444 | |
| 7×7 | 5:39.84 | 7:09.48 | early days — 3 solves | 205 / 381 | |
| Skewb | 13.68 | 23.02 | top 73.6% | 965 / 1,309 |
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
- 24 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at Nancy Open 2015.
- 18 Apr 2015Six personal bests in one day at France 2015.
- 20 Apr 2012Four personal bests in one day at French Championship 2012.
- 5 Nov 2011First sub-10 3×3: 9.77 at Cachan Open 2011.
- 5 Nov 2011Five personal bests in one day at Cachan Open 2011.
- 22 Apr 2011First competition: French Championship 2011. A 12.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nancy Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Champagne Open 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- France 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- French Championship 2012 · 20 Apr 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Cachan Open 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- French Championship 2011 · 22 Apr 2011
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.
- Valentin Hoffmann — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Michel Ye — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- François Courtès — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 4.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.