People · Algeria
Youcef Kenane
2×2 · top 9.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026KENA01
Youcef Kenane has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.51, set at L'Open de Meaux 2026, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Algeria. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since May 2026, he has put 86 official solves on the record across nine events. Youcef has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Algeria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.51 | 4.37 | top 9.1% | 3 / 162 | |
| 3×3 | 12.22 | 13.35 | top 14.7% | 13 / 367 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:14.49 | 1:40.30 | top 17.7% | 1 / 4 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.13 | 9.57 | top 21.0% | 8 / 107 | |
| 4×4 | 54.17 | 1:00.13 | top 29.8% | 7 / 54 | |
| Skewb | 6.60 | 11.53 | top 30.6% | 2 / 11 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.16 | 2:21.50 | top 52.0% | 4 / 8 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 10:21.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1 / 1 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14 / 66 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at L'Open de Meaux 2026.
- 23 May 2026First competition: Rueil Open 2026. A 14.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- L'Open de Meaux 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Rueil Open 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Loïc Zhang — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Wilfred Antoine Areola — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Louis Bonneval — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.