People · Germany
Emil Rose
2×2 · top 8.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022ROSE15
Emil Rose has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.44, set at German Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 327th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2022, he has put 127 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.86 in May 2022 to 10.62, a 49% improvement. Emil has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 2.44 | 4.29 | top 8.3% | 327 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 | 10.62 | 13.14 | top 9.3% | 481 / 4,109 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.19 | 30.76 | top 32.0% | 423 / 1,314 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.55 | 1:10.28 | top 37.0% | 699 / 1,934 | |
| 5×5 | 3:08.26 | — | early days — 1 solve | 898 / 1,158 |
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
- 13 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at Central Germany 2024.
- 29 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at German Open 2023.
- 25 Sep 2022First sub-20 3×3: 14.68 at Dutch Autumn 2022.
- 25 Sep 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.68 at Dutch Autumn 2022.
- 14 May 2022First competition: GamMa Spring 2022. A 20.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's German Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Central Germany 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2023 · 4 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- German Open 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days 2022 · 22 Oct 2022
- Dutch Autumn 2022 · 25 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- GamMa Spring 2022 · 14 May 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.
- Kevin Gerhardt — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ricardo Olea Catalán — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Magnus Lensch — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.