People · Germany
Kaya Markulla
3×3 · top 1.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024MARK17
Kaya Markulla has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.10, set at Rahn Education Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 84th in Germany. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since September 2024, he has put 557 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.37 in September 2024 to 7.10, a 65% improvement. Kaya has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 7.10 | 9.64 | top 1.4% | 84 / 4,109 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.37 | 5.05 | top 1.9% | 36 / 1,987 | |
| 2×2 | 1.71 | 2.81 | top 3.1% | 147 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 31.40 | 37.78 | top 3.7% | 72 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.00 | 18.04 | top 8.1% | 109 / 1,314 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.04 | 1:12.56 | top 9.7% | 95 / 1,158 | |
| Skewb | 4.28 | 7.95 | top 12.9% | 170 / 1,169 | |
| Megaminx | 1:09.56 | 1:14.43 | top 15.3% | 111 / 787 | |
| Clock | 8.75 | 9.54 | top 18.7% | 120 / 634 | |
| 6×6 | 2:20.11 | 2:31.56 | top 20.6% | 92 / 586 | |
| Square-1 | 16.95 | 20.30 | top 20.9% | 99 / 533 | |
| 7×7 | 3:45.96 | 3:52.03 | top 25.7% | 97 / 510 |
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
- 28 Aug 2026Nine personal bests in one day at Rubik's German Nationals 2026.
- 16 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at Hessen Open 2026.
- 1 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Open 2026.
- 16 Jan 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Rhein-Sieg Open 2026.
- 30 Aug 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Schnelle Solves Siegen v2 2025.
- 30 May 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.53 at Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2025.
Competitions
- Rubik's German Nationals 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 9 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Open 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Rhein-Sieg Open 2026 · 16 Jan 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Schnelle Solves Siegen v2 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2025 · 30 May 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Schnelle Solves Siegen 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 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.
- Alexander Botz — met in 107 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Imanuel Müller — met in 90 rounds, finished ahead once
- Noah Kraft — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.10 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.