People · Germany
Emil Krause
3×3 · top 5.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024KRAU04
Emil Krause has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.37, set at Rubik's German Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 291st in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since October 2024, he has put 736 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.88 in October 2024 to 9.37, a 37% improvement. Emil has entered 13 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.37 | 12.05 | top 5.8% | 291 / 4,182 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.79 | 6.02 | top 6.7% | 153 / 2,020 | |
| Clock | 6.38 | 9.01 | top 8.6% | 50 / 647 | |
| Skewb | 3.64 | 6.74 | top 8.6% | 113 / 1,192 | |
| 2×2 | 2.68 | 4.54 | top 10.8% | 402 / 2,931 | |
| 4×4 | 39.77 | 44.26 | top 11.9% | 229 / 1,966 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.35 | 1:23.40 | top 12.0% | 125 / 1,175 | |
| Square-1 | 14.27 | 16.09 | top 14.8% | 68 / 541 | |
| Megaminx | 1:14.90 | 1:20.98 | top 18.6% | 142 / 798 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.57 | 24.49 | top 19.4% | 267 / 1,328 | |
| 6×6 | 2:43.98 | 2:48.73 | top 33.1% | 158 / 595 | |
| 7×7 | 4:15.08 | 4:37.47 | top 36.2% | 140 / 521 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:31.31 | — | early days — 3 solves | 143 / 350 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at c't Open Hannover 2026.
- 28 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's German Nationals 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.99 at Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026.
- 30 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at Franconia Cube Days 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Braunschweig Open 2026.
Competitions
- c't Open Hannover 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Franconia Cube Days 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Braunschweig Open 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Advent Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cottbus Cubing 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Berlin Summer Open 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Hessen Open 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- German Newcomer Day 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Back to Berlin 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2024 · 4 Oct 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 his.
- Noah Kraft — met in 112 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ricardo Olea Catalán — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Finn Comerford — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.37 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.