People · Germany
Björn Linow
3×3 · top 12.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024LINO02
Björn Linow has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.52, set at Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026, puts him in the top 12.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 620th in Germany. Across 4 competitions since March 2024, he has put 239 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% 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 15.39 in March 2024 to 11.52, a 25% improvement. He has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 11.52 | 15.32 | top 12.3% | 620 / 4,182 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.21 | 11.50 | top 21.6% | 555 / 2,020 | |
| 2×2 | 4.20 | 5.84 | top 29.1% | 985 / 2,931 | |
| 4×4 | 58.58 | 1:03.41 | top 35.0% | 661 / 1,966 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.35 | 1:51.46 | top 38.7% | 403 / 1,175 | |
| Skewb | 8.16 | 14.51 | top 42.6% | 570 / 1,192 | |
| Megaminx | 1:56.70 | 2:06.27 | top 44.1% | 337 / 798 | |
| Square-1 | 28.56 | 58.03 | top 46.8% | 233 / 541 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.68 | 48.36 | top 52.8% | 696 / 1,328 | |
| Clock | 17.08 | 22.20 | top 55.8% | 370 / 647 | |
| 6×6 | 4:57.94 | — | early days — 1 solve | 453 / 595 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.52 at Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026Nine personal bests in one day at Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026.
- 14 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Berlin Summer Open 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024Six personal bests in one day at Back to Berlin 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024First competition: Beginner Cubing Delmenhorst 2024. A 18.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 9 personal bests set
- Berlin Summer Open 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Back to Berlin 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Beginner Cubing Delmenhorst 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 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.
- Willi Mickein — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Simon Gall — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Henri Gerber — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.