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Jan Bentlage

2×2 · top 0.66% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2010 · 2010BENT01

Jan Bentlage has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.05, set at Frankfurt Cube Days 2018, puts him in the top 0.66% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 29th in Germany. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 276 competitions since January 2010, he has put 18,691 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.56 in January 2010 to 7.86, a 70% improvement. Jan has entered 276 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 0.66% of 186,767 all-time
1.05
signature single · Frankfurt Cube Days 2018
18,691
official solves on the record
11%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 84% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingGermany
2×21.052.47
top 0.66%29 / 2,875
Skewb1.683.97
top 0.69%7 / 1,169
3×3 Fewest Moves20 moves21.00
top 1.0%5 / 338
Pyraminx2.084.00
top 1.3%25 / 1,987
3×37.8610.17
top 2.5%145 / 4,109
3×3 one-handed12.0316.65
top 3.0%37 / 1,314
3×3 Multi-Blind24 of 25 cubes · 56:52—
top 3.3%4 / 142
Square-18.7213.22
top 4.0%17 / 533
Clock5.316.39
top 5.2%25 / 634
4×434.3640.05
top 6.2%132 / 1,934
Megaminx52.6658.86
top 6.3%42 / 787
3×3 blindfolded43.2750.42
top 7.8%23 / 343
5×51:07.941:14.86
top 10.2%106 / 1,158
7×72:59.083:18.14
top 10.4%35 / 510
6×62:08.692:15.36
top 14.8%63 / 586
4×4 blindfolded4:02.314:34.19
top 15.0%13 / 85
5×5 blindfolded9:07.2410:15.00
top 17.9%7 / 47

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

Aachen Open 2010: 26.56German Open 2010: 21.46Belgian Open 2010: 20.11Cologne Open 2010: 17.56Alania Open 2010: 16.84Düsseldorf Open 2010: 19.94Lemgo Open 2010: 19.03German Nationals 2010: 18.80Dutch Nationals 2010: 16.80Aachen Open 2011: 16.78Altbier 2011: 16.06German Open 2011: 15.36Belgian Open 2011: 17.03Alania Open 2011: 13.69Düsseldorf Open 2011: 15.80V-CUBE Spiel 2011: 13.03Dutch Open 2011: 12.25Spols Open 2011: 14.70Munich Open 2011: 13.71German Nationals 2011: 14.11Puy de Dome Open 2011: 13.21Hessen Open 2012: 11.88Altbier 2012: 13.55Danish Open 2012: 12.08BW Open 2012: 14.46NEMO Amsterdam Open 2012: 12.83Aachen Summer Open 2012: 13.21Saarland Open 2012: 12.50Czech Open 2012: 14.65N8W8 Summer 2012: 11.68Eindhoven Open 2012: 10.83Schleswig-Holstein Open 2012: 10.56V-CUBE Spiel 2012: 12.19German Nationals 2012: 13.33Hasselt Open 2012: 12.08Frankfurt Cube Days 2012: 12.53Magic Cube Days 2012: 11.31Hessen Open 2013: 12.43Velbert Open 2013: 12.90Zonhoven Open 2013: 13.131 AVG competition 2013: 13.21BW Open 2013: 11.91German Open 2013: 11.25Berlin Open 2013: 11.77Eindhoven Spring 2013: 11.41Franconia Open 2013: 11.13World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013: 11.63Berkeley Summer 2013: 12.48Schleswig-Holstein Open 2013: 10.81Amstelveen Open 2013: 10.41V-CUBE Spiel 2013: 11.34Hasselt Open 2013: 10.41Munich Open 2013: 9.83German Nationals 2013: 10.68Frankfurt Cube Days 2014: 12.30Polish Open 2014: 11.66Hessen Open 2014: 10.05Zonhoven Open 2014: 11.13German Open 2014: 11.16Velbert Easter Open 2014: 11.59Erfurt Open 2014: 9.18Belgian Summer 2014: 11.41N8W8 Summer 2014: 10.06Dutch Nationals 2014: 10.69Sébra Open 2014: 9.16Hasselt Open 2014: 8.78Munich Open 2014: 10.34Eat Sleep Cube Repeat 2014: 10.66Schleswig Holstein Open 2014: 10.71Frankfurt Cube Days 2015: 9.43Belgian Winter 2015: 9.58Hessen Open 2015: 10.80Harrow Spring 2015: 10.03Zonhoven Open 2015: 10.25German Open 2015: 11.27Erfurt Open 2015: 9.83CBNBC 2015: 9.80Velbert Open 2015: 10.65Berlin Summer Cube Day 2015: 10.97World Rubik's Cube Championship 2015: 10.97N8W8 Summer 2015: 10.41German Big Cube Open 2015: 9.59German Nationals 2015: 10.52Barcelona FME Open 2015: 10.50Dutch Nationals 2015: 10.96Dutch Open 2015: 11.15Munich Open 2015: 10.86Franconia Winter 2015: 9.50Sébra Open 2015: 10.28Welcome Thay Cambridge 2015: 9.72Frankfurt Cube Days 2016: 9.53Zonhoven Open 2016: 9.58German Open 2016: 10.19Hessen Open 2016: 10.50Schwandorf Open 2016: 9.19Berlin Summer Cube Days 2016: 10.17European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016: 10.46Zeeland Open 2016: 10.60Breda Open 2016: 9.48German Nationals 2016: 10.13Sébra Open 2016: 10.89Munich Open 2016: 10.63PSKubing 2016: 9.83Cubelonia 2017: 9.02Frankfurt Cube Days 2017: 8.78Les Franqueses Open 2017: 9.56Schwandorf Open 2017: 9.05French Championship 2017: 10.61German Open 2017: 9.30San Marino Open 2017: 9.81Belgium Summer Open 2017: 10.36Hessen Open 2017: 10.05Berlin Summer Cube Days 2017: 9.66Irish Championship 2017: 8.62German Big Cube Open 2017: 9.37World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017: 9.80Swiss Open 2017: 9.72Zwolle Open 2017: 9.60German Nationals 2017: 9.15Monnem City Cubing 2017: 9.24Arnold Open 2017: 9.69Prague Open 2017: 9.99Spanish Championship 2017: 10.19Dutch Open 2017: 10.09Munich Open 2017: 8.28PSKubing 2017: 10.63Berlin Kubus Projekt 2017: 7.86Happy New Year Cubing Dordrecht 2018: 8.45Frankfurt Cube Days 2018: 8.69Cube Weekend St. Michielsgestel 2018: 10.24German Open 2018: 8.63Zonhoven Open 2018: 9.39Hessen Open 2018: 10.09Breda Open 2018: 9.54Schwandorf Open 2018: 10.34Veenendaal Open 2018: 9.91Cologne Open 2018: 10.28WCA European Championship 2018: 10.68WCA Asian Championship 2018: 10.93German Nationals 2018: 8.97Dutch Open 2018: 9.92Zonhoven Autumn Open 2018: 9.56German Big Cube Open 2018: 9.54Berlin Winter Cubing 2019: 10.50Cube Weekend Sint Michielsgestel 2019: 9.17German Open 2019: 10.19French Championship 2019: 10.05Hessen Open 2019: 8.34Zurich Open 2019: 9.98Swedish Championship 2019: 9.09Breda Open 2019: 9.08Rhein-Neckar Open 2019: 8.99WCA World Championship 2019: 9.88German Nationals 2019: 9.56Vantaa Back to School 2019: 8.28Monnem City Cubing 2019: 8.10Dutch Open 2019: 9.68German Big Cube Open 2019: 8.76Baden-Württemberg Open 2019: 9.58Bremium Winter 2019: 9.68Happy New Year Cubing Hoorn 2020: 9.91Berlin Winter Cubing 2020: 9.97Annuntia Open 2020: 10.09Frankfurt Cube Days 2020: 9.16Danish Championship 2021: 9.68Rhein-Neckar Open B 2021: 9.58German Mini Open A 2021: 10.33Seaside Solving Sunday 2022: 8.63Annuntia Saturday Open 2022: 9.58German Mini Open B 2022: 8.95GamMa Spring 2022: 9.83Dutch Masters 2022: 9.98Luxembourg Open 2022: 8.97Fast Faster Falster 2022: 11.09Warm Up Stockholm 2022: 9.39German Nationals 2022: 9.46Campeonato de España 2022: 8.86Kjeller Open 2022: 9.81Minyons de Terrassa Open 2022: 8.83Potablava Open 2022: 9.92Cambridge Side Events Winter 2023: 11.59Stockholmsligan Easter Special: The Toffees - 2023: 7.88Hessen Open 2023: 9.89Quick in Quincy 2023: 11.19CubingUSA Nationals 2023: 9.87German Nationals 2023: 8.60URJC Open 2024: 8.42Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024: 11.19Rubik's German Nationals 2024: 11.58Dutch Nationals 2024: 9.52Budapest Spring 2025: 11.43Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025: 9.67Rubik's German Nationals 2025: 9.94Furesø 3x3 Frenzy 2025: 9.27Rhein-Sieg Open 2026: 11.70Nordic & Swedish Championship 2026: 9.36Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026: 9.81Rubik's German Nationals 2026: 9.767.8626.5616 Jan 201028 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
  • A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.68 away.

Targets move as he improves.