People · Germany
Erik Strub
3×3 · top 5.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2012 · 2012STRU01
Erik Strub has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.40, set at Hessen Mini Open 2023, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 289th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since February 2012, he has put 242 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.44 in February 2012 to 9.40, an 18% improvement. Erik has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 9.40 | 11.49 | top 5.8% | 289 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 3.21 | 4.68 | top 16.7% | 584 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.52 | 1:15.09 | top 37.0% | 697 / 1,934 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.64 | 18.67 | top 71.0% | 1,520 / 1,987 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.91 | 50.50 | top 73.7% | 1,000 / 1,314 | |
| 5×5 | 3:09.40 | — | top 81.0% | 901 / 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
- 20 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.40 at Hessen Mini Open 2023.
- 4 Feb 2012First competition: Hessen Open 2012. A 12.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hessen Mini Open 2025 · 2 May 2025
- Hessen Mini Open 2024 · 10 May 2024 — 2 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
- Baden Basic & Beginners 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Hessen Open 2014 · 15 Mar 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Saarland Open 2012 · 7 Jul 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Aachen Summer Open 2012 · 23 Jun 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2012 · 4 Feb 2012 — 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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Jan Bentlage — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Leon Schmidtchen — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.