People · Germany
Emil Schwarz
3×3 · top 4.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2013 · 2013SCHW03
Emil Schwarz has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.79, set at Frankfurt Cube Days 2015, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 231st in Germany. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since April 2013, he has put 842 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.80 in April 2013 to 8.79, a 53% improvement. Emil has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 8.79 | 11.64 | top 4.4% | 231 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 2.51 | 4.68 | top 9.0% | 345 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 38.82 | 46.12 | top 10.7% | 199 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.53 | 25.16 | top 21.9% | 293 / 1,314 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.08 | 1:47.95 | top 33.9% | 349 / 1,158 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.12 | 10.05 | top 37.2% | 844 / 1,987 | |
| Megaminx | 1:51.48 | 1:57.77 | top 41.2% | 308 / 787 | |
| Skewb | 8.65 | 14.44 | top 46.1% | 615 / 1,169 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 230 / 338 | |
| 6×6 | 4:25.39 | 4:27.11 | top 73.3% | 380 / 586 | |
| 7×7 | 7:08.18 | 7:49.44 | top 81.6% | 368 / 510 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:29.88 | — | early days — 1 solve | 292 / 343 |
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
- 18 Apr 2015Four personal bests in one day at German Open 2015.
- 21 Feb 2015Four personal bests in one day at Hessen Open 2015.
- 17 Jan 2015First sub-10 3×3: 8.79 at Frankfurt Cube Days 2015.
- 17 Jan 2015Six personal bests in one day at Frankfurt Cube Days 2015.
- 27 Dec 2014Six personal bests in one day at Schleswig Holstein Open 2014.
- 29 Nov 2014Seven personal bests in one day at Franconia Winter 2014.
Competitions
- Hessen Open 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2018 · 10 Feb 2018
- PSKubing 2017 · 18 Nov 2017
- Hessen Open 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2016 · 30 Jan 2016
- German Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2015 · 17 Jan 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Schleswig Holstein Open 2014 · 27 Dec 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Franconia Winter 2014 · 29 Nov 2014 — 7 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2014 · 15 Mar 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2014 · 18 Jan 2014 — 9 personal bests set
- Schleswig-Holstein Open 2013 · 14 Sep 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- BW Open 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 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.
- Jan Bentlage — met in 174 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 155 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Alexander Botz — met in 149 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.