People · Germany
Elena Kroth
3×3 · top 8.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024KROT02
Elena Kroth has been competing for 2 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.37, set at Hessen Open 2026, puts her in the top 8.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 447th in Germany. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2024, she has put 240 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 16.75 in June 2024 to 10.37, a 38% improvement. Elena 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.37 | 13.56 | top 8.6% | 447 / 4,182 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.67 | 8.85 | top 11.2% | 287 / 2,020 | |
| 4×4 | 45.95 | 49.01 | top 19.6% | 365 / 1,966 | |
| 2×2 | 3.59 | 4.38 | top 21.4% | 740 / 2,931 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.42 | 1:36.62 | top 25.9% | 189 / 798 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.65 | 1:37.85 | top 27.9% | 297 / 1,175 | |
| 6×6 | 2:48.11 | 3:04.67 | top 35.2% | 170 / 595 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.02 | 35.49 | top 42.1% | 558 / 1,328 | |
| 7×7 | 4:47.06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 191 / 521 | |
| Skewb | 13.19 | 17.07 | top 71.5% | 913 / 1,192 | |
| Clock | 30.65 | — | early days — 1 solve | 573 / 647 | |
| Square-1 | 1:19.49 | — | early days — 1 solve | 496 / 541 |
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
- 28 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's German Nationals 2026.
- 16 May 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Hessen Open 2026.
- 26 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.39 at Frankfurt Cube Days 2024.
- 26 Oct 2024Five personal bests in one day at Frankfurt Cube Days 2024.
- 20 Jul 2024Five personal bests in one day at Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days 2024.
- 29 Jun 2024First competition: Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2024. A 16.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's German Nationals 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2024 · 29 Jun 2024
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 her.
- Alexander Botz — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead once
- Luis Kleinheinz — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Linh Son Luu — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as she improves.