People · France
Thomas Watiotienne
2×2 · top 3.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2007 · 2007WATI01
Thomas Watiotienne has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.75, set at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 154th in France. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 25 competitions since April 2007, he has put 968 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.20 in April 2007 to 9.23, a 54% improvement. Thomas has entered 25 competitions, more competitions than 98% 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 | 1.75 | 4.57 | top 3.4% | 154 / 3,129 | |
| 3×3 | 9.23 | 10.77 | top 5.5% | 308 / 4,823 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.13 | 18.52 | top 6.4% | 114 / 1,508 | |
| 4×4 | 39.78 | 45.49 | top 11.9% | 235 / 1,839 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | — | top 20.4% | 108 / 368 | |
| Skewb | 5.83 | 8.54 | top 24.5% | 361 / 1,309 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.07 | 11.47 | top 28.5% | 678 / 2,185 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.34 | 1:42.19 | top 29.3% | 273 / 1,038 | |
| Megaminx | 2:23.18 | 2:52.08 | top 58.1% | 442 / 872 | |
| 6×6 | 4:14.04 | 4:36.52 | early days — 3 solves | 296 / 444 | |
| Clock | 27.73 | 32.96 | top 81.4% | 584 / 719 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:29.66 | — | early days — 1 solve | 364 / 445 | |
| 7×7 | 7:33.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 296 / 381 |
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
- 8 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Buchy Open 2024.
- 3 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Pays de Bray Open 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023Five personal bests in one day at Chelles Open 2023.
- 20 Apr 2012First sub-10 3×3: 9.94 at French Championship 2012.
- 17 Dec 2011Three personal bests in one day at Puy de Dome Open 2011.
- 28 May 2011Four personal bests in one day at Montpellier Open 2011.
Competitions
- Buchy Open 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Polytechnique Open 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Chelles Open 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pays de Bray Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Chelles Open 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Lisieux Open 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Massy Palais'Open A 2022 · 8 Oct 2022
- French Championship 2013 · 27 Apr 2013
- Galeries Dorian Open 2012 · 12 May 2012 — 1 personal best set
- French Championship 2012 · 20 Apr 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- V-CUBE Cannes Open 2012 · 18 Feb 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Puy de Dome Open 2011 · 17 Dec 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Galeries Lafayette Open 2011 · 16 Sep 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Montpellier Open 2011 · 28 May 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Galeries Lafayette Open 2010 · 3 Sep 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Montpellier Open 2010 · 20 Mar 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Toulouse Open 2010 · 23 Jan 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- European Championship 2008 · 19 Sep 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Toulouse Summer Open 2008 · 5 Jul 2008 — 5 personal bests set
- Nantes Open 2008 · 31 May 2008
- Montpellier Open 2008 · 16 Feb 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Lyon Winter Open 2007 · 22 Dec 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- Lyon Open 2007 · 1 Sep 2007 — 4 personal bests set
- French Championship 2007 · 13 Apr 2007 — 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.
- Clément Gallet — met in 129 rounds, finished ahead 87 times
- Philippe Virouleau — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Loïc Petit — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 49 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.