People · Germany
Felix Schmelzle
Pyraminx · top 6.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023SCHM08
Felix Schmelzle has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.82, set at Swiss Nationals 2024, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 156th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2023, he has put 357 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.03 in August 2023 to 11.58, a 60% improvement. Felix has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.82 | 7.35 | top 6.8% | 156 / 1,987 | |
| 2×2 | 2.74 | 3.56 | top 11.4% | 414 / 2,875 | |
| Clock | 7.13 | 8.44 | top 11.4% | 64 / 634 | |
| 3×3 | 11.58 | 13.35 | top 12.4% | 611 / 4,109 | |
| Skewb | 4.32 | 8.52 | top 13.1% | 177 / 1,169 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.10 | 1:03.59 | top 36.6% | 684 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.25 | 36.38 | top 37.5% | 493 / 1,314 | |
| 5×5 | 2:47.03 | — | early days — 2 solves | 797 / 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
- 25 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Munich Open 2026.
- 14 Dec 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Rhein-Neckar Winter 2024.
- 4 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Swiss Nationals 2024.
- 1 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.16 at Bellinzona Open 2024.
- 1 Jun 2024Nine personal bests in one day at Bellinzona Open 2024.
- 3 Nov 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.84 at Bavarian Open 2023.
Competitions
- Munich Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Swift Cubing in Swabia 2026 · 17 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Munich Open 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rhein-Neckar Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Swiss Nationals 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bellinzona Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 9 personal bests set
- Bavarian Open 2023 · 3 Nov 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2023 · 4 Aug 2023
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.
- Nika Vashadze — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 8 times · head to head
- Jonas Pilhöfer — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Alwin Rölz — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.