People · Germany
David Kling
3×3 · top 22.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2009 · 2009KLIN01
David Kling has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.46, set at Hessen Open 2017, puts him in the top 22.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,123rd in Germany. Across 8 competitions since October 2009, he has put 163 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.15 in October 2009 to 14.46, a 40% improvement. David has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 14.46 | 17.51 | top 22.6% | 1,123 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 3.97 | 7.12 | top 26.1% | 883 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.28 | 35.96 | top 49.5% | 638 / 1,314 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.72 | 2:06.40 | top 73.6% | 1,406 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:26.47 | — | early days — 2 solves | 230 / 343 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 7:14 | — | early days — 1 solve | 122 / 142 |
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
- 27 May 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.46 at Hessen Open 2017.
- 27 May 2017Six personal bests in one day at Hessen Open 2017.
- 14 Aug 2010Four personal bests in one day at East German Open 2010.
- 16 Jan 2010First sub-20 3×3: 19.66 at Aachen Open 2010.
- 9 Oct 2009First competition: World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009. A 24.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2018 · 10 Feb 2018
- Hessen Open 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2017 · 28 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- German Nationals 2010 · 11 Sep 2010
- East German Open 2010 · 14 Aug 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Aachen Open 2010 · 16 Jan 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 1 personal best 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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jan Bentlage — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Markus Pirzer — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.46 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.