People · France
Yanis Bensouiah
3×3 · top 6.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023BENS04
Yanis Bensouiah has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.78, set at Couffoul'Events 2026, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 371st in France. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2023, he has put 200 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.42 in July 2023 to 9.78, a 14% improvement. Yanis 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 | 9.78 | 11.53 | top 6.9% | 371 / 4,746 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.87 | 6.61 | top 7.0% | 197 / 2,148 | |
| 2×2 | 3.49 | 4.77 | top 20.1% | 701 / 3,074 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.47 | 24.87 | top 21.7% | 339 / 1,490 | |
| 4×4 | 48.66 | 52.31 | top 23.0% | 424 / 1,817 |
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
- 16 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Couffoul'Events 2024.
- 16 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Couffoul'Events 2024.
- 1 Jul 2023First competition: Lyon Last Layer Open 2023. A 13.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Couffoul'Events 2026 · 7 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Mauritius Speedcubing Nationals 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
- Couffouleux Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Mauritian Odyssey 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Couffoul'Events 2024 · 16 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Lyon Last Layer Open 2023 · 1 Jul 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.
- Étienne Aubry — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Anthony Lafourcade — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Wilfrid Py — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.78 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.