People · France
Sylvain Favier
3×3 · top 0.79% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023FAVI01
Sylvain Favier has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.41, set at Barby Cube 2025, puts him in the top 0.79% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 57th in France. Until May 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2023, he has put 393 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 7.37 in April 2023 to 6.41, a 13% improvement. Sylvain 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.41 | 7.50 | top 0.79% | 57 / 4,823 | |
| 4×4 | 30.89 | 33.74 | top 3.5% | 67 / 1,839 | |
| 2×2 | 1.81 | 2.91 | top 3.7% | 159 / 3,129 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.49 | 5.59 | top 5.4% | 149 / 2,185 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.18 | 16.54 | top 6.5% | 118 / 1,508 | |
| Megaminx | 55.34 | 1:10.69 | top 7.6% | 62 / 872 | |
| Clock | 6.79 | 7.87 | top 10.1% | 70 / 719 | |
| Skewb | 4.30 | 6.15 | top 13.1% | 192 / 1,309 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.58 | 1:33.00 | top 23.9% | 219 / 1,038 | |
| Square-1 | 25.17 | 38.83 | top 39.6% | 208 / 547 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:20.02 | — | early days — 2 solves | 276 / 445 |
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
- 22 May 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Barby Cube 2026.
- 2 Aug 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Mi'Lyon Open 2025.
- 7 Jun 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Barby Cube 2025.
- 1 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Lyon Last Layer 2025.
- 8 Apr 2023First competition: Barby Cube 2023. A 8.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Barby Cube 2026 · 22 May 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- French Championship 2026 · 4 Apr 2026
- Mi'Lyon Open 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Barby Cube 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Lyon Last Layer 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Lyon Last Layer Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023
- Barby Cube 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 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.
- Ilona Ansel — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Étienne Aubry — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
- Basile Chandon — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 45 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.