People · Germany
David Korbel
2×2 · top 4.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022KORB03
David Korbel has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.95, set at Teublitz Open 2024, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 192nd in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since November 2022, he has put 320 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.67 in November 2022 to 10.81, a 42% improvement. David has entered twelve 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.95 | 4.41 | top 4.5% | 192 / 2,931 | |
| 3×3 | 10.81 | 12.36 | top 10.0% | 516 / 4,182 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.56 | 21.62 | top 16.6% | 228 / 1,328 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.49 | 11.40 | top 32.0% | 761 / 2,020 | |
| 4×4 | 57.38 | 1:09.21 | top 33.7% | 639 / 1,966 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.10 | 2:10.42 | top 51.3% | 555 / 1,175 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | 53.33 | top 55.7% | 191 / 343 | |
| Skewb | 11.73 | 13.79 | top 64.7% | 831 / 1,192 | |
| Clock | 56.23 | — | early days — 1 solve | 646 / 647 |
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
- 25 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at Franconia Winter 2023.
- 3 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Bavarian Open 2023.
- 4 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.76 at Cubing Returns Munich A 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Returns Munich A 2023.
- 26 Nov 2022First competition: Franconia Winter 2022. A 18.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Teublitz Open 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Dreht's Eich in Ergolding 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
- Cubing Days Neuburg 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Teublitz Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Franconia Winter 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Franconia Winter 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Bavarian Open 2023 · 3 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2023 · 4 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Returns Munich A 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Franconia Mini Open B 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Franconia Winter 2022 · 26 Nov 2022
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.
- Leon Schmidtchen — met in 59 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alwin Rölz — met in 54 rounds, never finished ahead
- Martin Heilig — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.