People · Germany
Justus Herzberg
Skewb · top 10.4% of 74,164 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023HERZ06
Justus Herzberg has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.92, set at c't Open Hannover 2025, puts him in the top 10.4% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 135th in Germany. Across 8 competitions since December 2023, he has put 355 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.41 in December 2023 to 12.69, an 18% improvement. Justus 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.92 | 9.08 | top 10.4% | 135 / 1,192 | |
| 2×2 | 2.99 | 5.12 | top 14.2% | 503 / 2,931 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.48 | 9.60 | top 16.3% | 415 / 2,020 | |
| 3×3 | 12.69 | 15.42 | top 16.4% | 826 / 4,182 | |
| 4×4 | 46.72 | 59.31 | top 20.5% | 384 / 1,966 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.76 | 1:37.87 | top 29.7% | 314 / 1,175 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.42 | 1:44.40 | top 31.1% | 225 / 798 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.00 | 40.41 | top 57.3% | 757 / 1,328 |
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
- 16 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at Wuppertaler Würfel Wochenende 2026.
- 1 Nov 2025Five personal bests in one day at c't Open Hannover 2025.
- 11 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Oldenburg Oster Open 2025.
- 13 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.25 at c't Open Hannover 2024.
- 13 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at c't Open Hannover 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First competition: Cube Madness Schweinfurt 2023. A 17.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- c't Open Hannover 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Wuppertaler Würfel Wochenende 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- c't Open Hannover 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Oldenburg Oster Open 2025 · 11 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- c't Open Hannover 2024 · 13 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Central Germany 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Madness Schweinfurt 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 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.
- Emil Jenz — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Javid Nabizade — met in 54 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.