People · Germany
Christian Dirks
3×3 one-handed · top 2.7% of 73,695 all-time · competing since September 2010 · 2010DIRK01
Christian Dirks has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 11.80, set at Altbier 2012, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33rd in Germany. Until August 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since September 2010, he has put 437 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.41 in September 2010 to 9.00, a 63% improvement. Christian has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 one-handed | 11.80 | 17.36 | top 2.7% | 33 / 1,314 | |
| 3×3 | 9.00 | 10.95 | top 4.9% | 252 / 4,109 | |
| Megaminx | 50.50 | 53.30 | top 5.3% | 33 / 787 | |
| 2×2 | 2.34 | 4.53 | top 7.4% | 300 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 43.90 | 52.29 | top 16.9% | 316 / 1,934 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.84 | 1:55.71 | top 36.7% | 380 / 1,158 | |
| 6×6 | 2:59.44 | 3:17.02 | top 40.9% | 195 / 586 | |
| Square-1 | 33.61 | 1:02.85 | top 56.2% | 298 / 533 | |
| 7×7 | 6:22.50 | 6:45.17 | top 72.7% | 313 / 510 |
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
- 23 Jun 2012Four personal bests in one day at Aachen Summer Open 2012.
- 14 Apr 2012Four personal bests in one day at German Open 2012.
- 25 Feb 2012First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at Altbier 2012.
- 25 Feb 2012Five personal bests in one day at Altbier 2012.
- 10 Dec 2011Seven personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2011.
- 22 Oct 2011Three personal bests in one day at V-CUBE Spiel 2011.
Competitions
- German Nationals 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Aachen Summer Open 2012 · 23 Jun 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- German Open 2012 · 14 Apr 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Altbier 2012 · 25 Feb 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- V-CUBE Spiel 2011 · 22 Oct 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Düsseldorf Open 2011 · 13 Aug 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- GHS Ingenhovenpark Open 2011 · 28 May 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- German Open 2011 · 9 Apr 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Aachen Open 2011 · 14 Jan 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- V-CUBE Spiel 2010 · 23 Oct 2010
- German Nationals 2010 · 11 Sep 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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 46 times
- Nils Feuer — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
- Niklas Spies — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.80 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.