People · Germany
Emma Pfeifer
3×3 · top 4.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023PFEI01
Emma Pfeifer has been competing for 4 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.69, set at Rubik's German Nationals 2026, puts her in the top 4.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 222nd in Germany. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since March 2023, she has put 566 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Her 3×3 best has come down from 18.84 in March 2023 to 8.69, a 54% improvement. Emma has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 8.69 | 11.29 | top 4.2% | 222 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 2.10 | 3.84 | top 5.4% | 224 / 2,875 | |
| Skewb | 4.04 | 7.64 | top 11.2% | 150 / 1,169 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.64 | 25.01 | top 16.8% | 227 / 1,314 | |
| Clock | 9.41 | 12.41 | top 22.0% | 140 / 634 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.32 | 9.39 | top 22.4% | 571 / 1,987 | |
| 4×4 | 48.80 | 56.78 | top 23.2% | 439 / 1,934 | |
| Square-1 | 51.95 | — | early days — 3 solves | 404 / 533 |
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 2026Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's German Nationals 2026.
- 14 Dec 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Rhein-Neckar Winter 2024.
- 4 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's German Nationals 2024.
- 4 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2023.
- 20 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.83 at Hessen Mini Open 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023First competition: Rhein-Neckar Open 2023. A 23.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's German Nationals 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026
- Hessen Open 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Belgian Nationals 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rhein-Neckar Complete Breakdown 2025 · 9 Oct 2025
- Rubik's German Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in HD 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rhein-Neckar Beginners 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Autumn 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days 2023 · 23 Sep 2023
- German Nationals 2023 · 4 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Hessen Mini Open 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in HD 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rhein-Neckar Open 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests 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 her.
- Alexander Botz — met in 111 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Linh Son Luu — met in 103 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Patrick Hetco — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as she improves.