People · Germany
Andreas Gröbmayr
3×3 · top 2.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2010 · 2010GROB02
Andreas Gröbmayr has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.77, set at Munich Open 2019, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 139th in Germany. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since October 2010, he has put 1,334 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.02 in October 2010 to 7.77, a 74% improvement. Andreas has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.77 | 9.94 | top 2.4% | 139 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 1.82 | 3.18 | top 3.7% | 164 / 2,875 | |
| Megaminx | 47.19 | 52.29 | top 3.9% | 23 / 787 | |
| 5×5 | 57.17 | 1:07.12 | top 4.2% | 40 / 1,158 | |
| 4×4 | 32.66 | 35.72 | top 4.7% | 99 / 1,934 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.34 | 4.21 | top 4.8% | 107 / 1,987 | |
| Skewb | 4.41 | 8.59 | top 13.8% | 188 / 1,169 | |
| 6×6 | 2:09.82 | 2:15.86 | top 15.3% | 65 / 586 | |
| 7×7 | 3:34.16 | 3:52.66 | top 21.2% | 81 / 510 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.48 | 23.46 | top 21.8% | 292 / 1,314 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:43.87 | 2:40.73 | top 28.0% | 87 / 343 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 4 cubes · 22:11 | — | top 41.3% | 64 / 142 | |
| Clock | 13.86 | 15.43 | top 43.3% | 289 / 634 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | top 55.5% | 189 / 338 | |
| Square-1 | 35.11 | 59.25 | top 58.6% | 314 / 533 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 17:48.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 72 / 85 |
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
- 2 Nov 2019Five personal bests in one day at Munich Open 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at Munich Open 2018.
- 7 Sep 2018Six personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2018.
- 18 Apr 2015Three personal bests in one day at German Open 2015.
- 21 Feb 2015Six personal bests in one day at Hessen Open 2015.
- 8 Nov 2014Four personal bests in one day at Munich Open 2014.
Competitions
- Cubing Returns Munich A 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Munich Open 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2018 · 7 Sep 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2015 · 31 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Franconia Open 2015 · 4 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- German Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube European Championships 2014 · 8 Aug 2014 — 9 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 8 personal bests set
- Franconia Open 2013 · 22 Jun 2013 — 7 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2013 · 2 Feb 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2012 · 6 Oct 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- BW Open 2012 · 28 Apr 2012 — 7 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2012 · 4 Feb 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2011 · 26 Nov 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2010 · 9 Oct 2010
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.
- Linus Frész — met in 234 rounds, finished ahead 144 times
- Jan Bentlage — met in 219 rounds, finished ahead 85 times
- Leon Schmidtchen — met in 216 rounds, finished ahead 73 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.77 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.