People · Germany
Erwin Schröder
3×3 · top 14.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024SCHR17
Erwin Schröder has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.23, set at c't Open Hannover 2025, puts him in the top 14.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 732nd in Germany. Across 3 competitions since September 2024, he has put 117 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.71 in September 2024 to 12.23, a 35% improvement. Erwin has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 12.23 | 18.62 | top 14.7% | 732 / 4,109 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.90 | 8.58 | top 19.2% | 498 / 1,987 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.65 | 1:10.42 | top 42.5% | 798 / 1,934 | |
| 2×2 | 5.29 | 7.23 | top 42.9% | 1,396 / 2,875 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.15 | 2:24.47 | top 51.8% | 557 / 1,158 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 405 / 787 | |
| 6×6 | 3:34.03 | — | early days — 1 solve | 285 / 586 | |
| Skewb | 10.46 | 12.26 | top 57.8% | 750 / 1,169 | |
| Clock | 24.38 | 30.64 | top 75.6% | 481 / 634 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.76 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,033 / 1,314 | |
| 7×7 | 6:42.76 | — | early days — 1 solve | 341 / 510 | |
| Square-1 | 1:35.19 | — | early days — 2 solves | 514 / 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
- 10 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at German Open 2025.
- 10 May 2025Five personal bests in one day at German Open 2025.
- 13 Sep 2024First competition: c't Open Hannover 2024. A 18.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- c't Open Hannover 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- German Open 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- c't Open Hannover 2024 · 13 Sep 2024 — 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.
- Emil Jenz — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Javid Nabizade — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.