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Valentin Doussin
Pyraminx · top 2.9% of 130,891 all-time · competing since June 2009 · 2009DOUS03
Valentin Doussin has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.77, set at Breizh Open 2012, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 84th in France. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since June 2009, he has put 538 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.75 in June 2009 to 10.61, a 72% improvement. Valentin has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.77 | 3.96 | top 2.9% | 84 / 2,185 | |
| 3×3 | 10.61 | 13.89 | top 9.3% | 513 / 4,823 | |
| 2×2 | 3.41 | 5.33 | top 19.2% | 695 / 3,129 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.52 | 1:16.18 | top 38.2% | 682 / 1,839 | |
| Clock | 12.97 | 17.63 | top 39.5% | 281 / 719 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | — | top 41.0% | 178 / 368 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.06 | 41.00 | top 49.1% | 701 / 1,508 | |
| 5×5 | 2:36.08 | 2:48.84 | top 68.7% | 658 / 1,038 | |
| Megaminx | 3:17.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 623 / 872 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:46.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 416 / 445 | |
| Square-1 | 1:29.86 | — | early days — 2 solves | 509 / 547 |
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
- 30 Jun 2012Three personal bests in one day at La Montagne Open 2012.
- 18 Feb 2012Six personal bests in one day at Breizh Open 2012.
- 29 Oct 2011Four personal bests in one day at Naoned Open 2011.
- 6 Aug 2011Four personal bests in one day at Blind Open 2011.
- 2 Jul 2011Six personal bests in one day at Dolmen Open 2011.
- 16 Apr 2011Three personal bests in one day at Diñs Open 2011.
Competitions
- Naoned Open 2012 · 27 Oct 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Dolmen Open 2012 · 1 Sep 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Galeries Lafayette Open 2012 · 31 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- La Montagne Open 2012 · 30 Jun 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Breizh Open 2012 · 18 Feb 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Naoned Open 2011 · 29 Oct 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Blind Open 2011 · 6 Aug 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Dolmen Open 2011 · 2 Jul 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Diñs Open 2011 · 16 Apr 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Breizh Open 2011 · 29 Jan 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Naoned Open 2010 · 23 Oct 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- First Chamal'Open 2010 · 3 Jul 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Nantes Open 2009 · 5 Jun 2009
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.
- Hippolyte Moreau — met in 146 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
- Anton Piau — met in 128 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Clément Gallet — met in 104 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.