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Achim Spies

Pyraminx · top 1.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021SPIE01

Achim Spies has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.15, set at Hessen Mini Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28th in Germany. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 217 competitions since November 2021, he has put 8,574 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.05 in November 2021 to 8.12, a 33% improvement. Achim has entered 217 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

Pyraminx
best event — top 1.4% of 129,321 all-time
2.15
signature single · Hessen Mini Open 2026
8,574
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 63% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingGermany
Pyraminx2.154.70
top 1.4%28 / 1,987
2×21.333.73
top 1.5%68 / 2,875
3×38.1211.11
top 3.0%164 / 4,109
4×432.5337.62
top 4.6%94 / 1,934
Skewb2.925.10
top 4.6%50 / 1,169
Clock5.637.09
top 6.1%35 / 634
5×51:01.171:10.68
top 6.1%61 / 1,158
Megaminx52.591:01.86
top 6.3%40 / 787
3×3 Fewest Moves27 moves30.67
top 8.0%48 / 338
6×61:55.132:09.29
top 9.1%36 / 586
7×73:04.873:26.01
top 11.9%42 / 510
3×3 Multi-Blind13 of 14 cubes · 57:37—
top 13.2%23 / 142
3×3 blindfolded1:03.891:28.51
top 14.3%48 / 343
3×3 one-handed21.1625.95
top 23.7%314 / 1,314
Square-118.5025.99
top 24.6%115 / 533
4×4 blindfolded6:36.0310:58.00
top 33.9%26 / 85
5×5 blindfolded19:43.00—
early days — 2 solves27 / 47

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

German Mini Open B 2021: 12.05Hem MariCubik Winter Open 2022: 12.94Dutch Spring 2022: 14.13Annuntia Saturday Open 2022: 12.80German Mini Open A 2022: 12.84GamMa Spring 2022: 12.67Luxembourg Open 2022: 14.27Rhein-Neckar Open 2022: 9.74German Nationals 2022: 12.90Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2022: 12.87Ganshoren Saturday Open 2022: 12.04V-Cube Spiel B 2022: 10.32Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days 2022: 12.42Belgian Nationals 2022: 12.20Gijzegem Open 2022: 11.72Alphen Cubing 2023: 13.19Carnikavas Pavasaris 2023: 12.43Rahn Education Leipzig 2023: 12.27Bremium Cubing 2023: 12.02Ermelo Cubing A 2023: 13.23German Open 2023: 11.33Koersel Saturday Open 2023: 8.12Capelle Cubing 2023: 10.16Hessen Open 2023: 12.45Aasee Algorithms 2023: 11.44Prague Open 2023: 12.28Open de Lumes 2023: 11.57Big 'n Blind Szczecinek 2023: 10.85Cubing Returns Munich B 2023: 11.02German Nationals 2023: 12.22Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023: 13.87Couffouleux Open 2023: 12.73On Alphen Track to Records 24h 2023: 12.24Visé Sunday Open 2023: 11.01Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days 2023: 11.24V-Cube Spiel A 2023: 11.96c't Open Hannover 2023: 10.60Belgian Nationals 2023: 11.67Bavarian Open 2023: 11.98Kölner Kubing 2023: 11.34Annuntia Sunday Open 2023: 11.96Dutch Nationals 2023: 10.71Take Your Time Ermelo 2023: 11.63Leersum Algs 2024: 12.05Cork Spring 2024: 11.35Franconia Winter 2024: 10.35Arnhem Open B 2024: 11.14Rahn Education Open 2024: 11.46Leuven Open 2024: 9.50German Open 2024: 10.59Wendlinger Würfelwochenende 2024: 10.51Kölner Kubing 2024: 10.96Granada Open 2024: 11.68Douvrin Open 2024: 12.75Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2024: 10.7424 Hours in Åker 2024: 13.26Warm Up Wommelgem 2024: 10.15North Slovakian Open 2024: 9.41Leersum Algs 24 Hours in 2024: 10.73Luxembourg Nationals 2024: 12.17c't Open Hannover 2024: 10.94Schnelle Solves Siegen 2024: 11.89Visé Open Saturday 2024: 11.16Crazy Cologne Cubing 2024: 11.13Frankfurt Cube Days 2024: 9.84Rubik's Italian Championship 2024: 12.16Back to Berlin 2024: 12.92Belgian Nationals 2024: 10.48Prague CubeMas 2024: 11.58Rhein-Neckar Winter 2024: 10.10Franconia Christmas A 2024: 9.98Aachen Open 2025: 11.35Bucharest Cubing February 2025: 11.67Hurlubiks Cube Mouscron 2025: 10.91German Newcomer Day 2025: 10.46Hasselt Saturday Open 2025: 11.24Brugge Beginners Open 2025: 11.16Schnelle Solves Siegen 2025: 10.20Leuven Open 2025: 10.84Easter in Prague-East 2025: 8.42German Open 2025: 10.87Quick 'n Slick Meppel 2025: 10.53Kölner Kubing 2025: 10.79Barby Cube 2025: 10.93Risbjerg Juni 2025: 11.18Aarhus Summer 2025: 10.51Prague Summer Opener 2025: 10.47Rhein-Sieg Open 2025: 10.80Begastri Open 2025: 9.55Delmenhorst Dreht Durch 2025: 9.77Schnelle Solves Siegen v2 2025: 10.95Visé Saturday Open 2025: 11.61Beveren Saturday Open 2025: 10.91Wuppertaler Würfel Wochenende 2025: 10.96Take Your Time Ermelo 2025: 9.333x3 at 3 in Prague 2025: 12.41Belgian Nationals 2025: 9.91Rahn Education Advent Open 2025: 11.68Pakje Open in Lent 2025: 12.20Bucharest Cubing December 2025: 10.56Cubing in Oud IJsselmuiden 2025: 11.31Leersum Open 2026: 12.34Rhein-Sieg Open 2026: 10.81Leuven Open 2026: 11.46Cœur de Cube Charantonnay 2026: 9.88Chelles Open 2026: 12.88Classic Cubing Capelle 2026: 10.12No Rush Hasselt 2026: 10.23Bremium Cubing 2026: 10.48Hayange Open 2026: 12.13Dobřejovice Special 2026: 9.45German Open 2026: 11.67Munich Open 2026: 12.43Wezemaal Open 2026: 10.65Hessen Mini Open 2026: 10.92Wuppertaler Würfel Wochenende 2026: 10.04CuBonn Open 2026: 10.64Onelooking in Olomouc 2026: 10.29Athens Summer Break B 2026: 10.96Dolné Orešany Open 2026: 11.12Aachen Summer Open 2026: 11.33Mallorca Open 2026: 11.05Luzern Sunset Solves 2026: 11.67Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026: 11.35Slovenian Nationals 2026: 13.558.1214.277 Nov 202128 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
  • A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.33 away.

Targets move as he improves.