People · Germany
Frank Ebel
3×3 · top 7.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2011 · 2011EBEL01
Frank Ebel has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.94, set at Austrian Open 2012, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 378th in Germany. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since September 2011, he has put 43 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.66 in September 2011 to 9.94, a 40% improvement. Frank has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.94 | 15.46 | top 7.3% | 378 / 4,182 | |
| 2×2 | 5.83 | 6.79 | top 49.1% | 1,628 / 2,931 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.77 | 1:33.17 | top 52.4% | 1,012 / 1,966 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.11 | 48.07 | top 68.3% | 918 / 1,328 | |
| 5×5 | 3:14.58 | — | early days — 2 solves | 938 / 1,175 |
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
- 31 Mar 2012First sub-15 3×3: 13.41 at Austrian Open 2012.
- 31 Mar 2012First sub-10 3×3: 9.94 at Austrian Open 2012.
- 31 Mar 2012Three personal bests in one day at Austrian Open 2012.
- 18 Sep 2011First competition: Austrian Open 2011. A 16.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Austrian Open 2012 · 31 Mar 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Austrian Open 2011 · 18 Sep 2011 — 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.
- Pranjal Khan — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ágoston Török — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Albert Böhm — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 74,472 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.