People · Austria
David Gugl
3×3 · top 6.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2009 · 2009GUGL01
David Gugl has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.44, set at GEL Open 2012, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 53rd in Austria. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since October 2009, he has put 486 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 8 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.34 in October 2009 to 9.44, a 42% improvement. David has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Austria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.44 | 13.68 | top 6.0% | 53 / 541 | |
| Megaminx | 53.43 | 1:01.11 | top 6.8% | 7 / 93 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 4.95 | top 12.5% | 83 / 402 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.97 | 11.48 | top 13.0% | 48 / 263 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.56 | 25.42 | top 27.6% | 57 / 189 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.59 | 1:12.16 | top 37.2% | 102 / 227 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | — | top 41.0% | 21 / 53 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.93 | 2:16.39 | top 45.4% | 62 / 121 | |
| Clock | 14.41 | 15.65 | top 45.5% | 41 / 79 | |
| 6×6 | 6:14.43 | — | early days — 2 solves | 63 / 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
- 21 Jul 2012First sub-10 3×3: 9.44 at GEL Open 2012.
- 1 Oct 2010Four personal bests in one day at European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010.
- 31 Jul 2010Four personal bests in one day at Austrian Open 2010.
- 16 Jul 2010Four personal bests in one day at Czech Open 2010.
- 24 Apr 2010Seven personal bests in one day at Slovenian Open 2010.
- 17 Apr 2010First sub-15 3×3: 13.21 at German Open 2010.
Competitions
- Salzburg Open 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Austrian Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
- Austrian Open 2014 · 14 Jun 2014
- ARGO Open 2013 · 9 Feb 2013 — 1 personal best set
- GEL Open 2012 · 21 Jul 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Slovenian Open 2012 · 14 Apr 2012
- Austrian Open 2012 · 31 Mar 2012
- Croatian Rubik Open 2011 · 19 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Aachen Open 2011 · 14 Jan 2011 — 1 personal best set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010 · 1 Oct 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Austrian Open 2010 · 31 Jul 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Czech Open 2010 · 16 Jul 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Slovenian Open 2010 · 24 Apr 2010 — 7 personal bests set
- German Open 2010 · 17 Apr 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009
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.
- Brúnó Bereczki — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Sanio Kasumovic — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead 71 times
- Dániel Varga — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,829 people have one; it is 3.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.