People · Germany
Florian Borchard
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017BORC01
Florian Borchard has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.28, set at German Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 180th in Germany. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2017, he has put 186 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.21 in July 2017 to 8.28, a 55% improvement. Florian has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.28 | 11.84 | top 3.3% | 180 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 2.30 | 4.26 | top 7.0% | 285 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 41.66 | 46.89 | top 14.1% | 251 / 1,934 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.52 | 8.71 | top 16.6% | 414 / 1,987 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.02 | 1:33.61 | top 23.3% | 241 / 1,158 | |
| Skewb | 5.74 | 7.49 | top 23.8% | 321 / 1,169 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.30 | 27.24 | top 26.9% | 355 / 1,314 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:23.83 | — | early days — 1 solve | 178 / 343 | |
| Megaminx | 4:43.68 | — | early days — 1 solve | 733 / 787 |
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
- 4 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.28 at German Nationals 2023.
- 4 Aug 2023Five personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2023.
- 20 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage May 2023.
- 21 Sep 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.63 at Monnem City Cubing 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Monnem City Cubing 2019.
- 1 Jul 2017First competition: German Big Cube Open 2017. A 18.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- German Nationals 2023 · 4 Aug 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Monnem City Cubing 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- German Big Cube Open 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 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 his.
- Amélie Dieterich — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Laura Holzhauer — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Henri Gerber — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.