People · Germany
Edward Rast
2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023RAST02
Edward Rast has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.23, set at Rahn Education Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 259th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2023, he has put 250 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.52 in April 2023 to 11.31, a 47% improvement. Edward has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.23 | 4.24 | top 6.5% | 259 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 39.34 | 46.47 | top 11.3% | 212 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 | 11.31 | 13.01 | top 11.5% | 575 / 4,109 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.18 | 1:17.81 | top 13.9% | 142 / 1,158 | |
| Skewb | 4.67 | 7.53 | top 15.7% | 218 / 1,169 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.63 | 1:55.08 | top 36.8% | 275 / 787 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.48 | 33.98 | top 40.6% | 531 / 1,314 | |
| Clock | 13.70 | 16.12 | top 42.6% | 282 / 634 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.20 | 12.91 | top 46.6% | 1,055 / 1,987 | |
| 6×6 | 3:20.03 | 3:35.07 | top 50.6% | 250 / 586 | |
| Square-1 | 53.02 | — | early days — 3 solves | 409 / 533 | |
| 7×7 | 9:54.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 480 / 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
- 1 May 2026Nine personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Open 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Advent Open 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cottbus Cubing 2025.
- 14 Jun 2025Six personal bests in one day at Berlin Summer Open 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 14.71 at Back to Berlin 2024.
- 9 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at Back to Berlin 2024.
Competitions
- Rahn Education Open 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 9 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Advent Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cottbus Cubing 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Berlin Summer Open 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Back to Berlin 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- German Open 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Henri Gerber — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
- Patrick Bessel — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Sören Jaan Handschuch — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 9.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.