People · Germany
Erik Hirschfelder
3×3 · top 2.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023HIRS01
Erik Hirschfelder has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.03, set at Kölner Kubing 2023, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 155th in Germany. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2023, he has put 303 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 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. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.29 in April 2023 to 8.03, a 35% improvement. Erik 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.03 | 10.31 | top 2.8% | 155 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 2.05 | 3.82 | top 5.1% | 212 / 2,875 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.21 | 9.30 | top 21.6% | 550 / 1,987 | |
| 4×4 | 48.37 | 50.51 | top 22.6% | 423 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.06 | 29.10 | top 31.6% | 417 / 1,314 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.72 | 2:07.16 | top 36.3% | 274 / 787 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.97 | 1:51.83 | top 41.1% | 429 / 1,158 | |
| Clock | 14.71 | 17.11 | top 46.8% | 308 / 634 | |
| Skewb | 9.52 | 13.57 | top 51.9% | 679 / 1,169 | |
| 6×6 | 4:02.86 | 4:22.34 | top 66.4% | 337 / 586 |
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
- 29 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Schnelle Solves Siegen 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Aachen Open 2025.
- 20 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at German Open 2024.
- 11 Nov 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.03 at Kölner Kubing 2023.
- 11 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at Kölner Kubing 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023First competition: Cubing in HD 2023. A 15.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Schnelle Solves Siegen 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Aachen Open 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- German Open 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Kölner Kubing 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2023 · 4 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in HD 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 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.
- Imanuel Müller — met in 66 rounds, never finished ahead
- Felix Christian Schmidt — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Javid Nabizade — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.