People · Germany
Lars Knittler
Pyraminx · top 5.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017KNIT01
Lars Knittler has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.47, set at Munich Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 121st in Germany. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 26 competitions since September 2017, he has put 975 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.92 in September 2017 to 2.10, a 70% improvement. Lars has entered 26 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.47 | 5.14 | top 5.3% | 121 / 1,987 | |
| 2×2 | 2.10 | 4.13 | top 5.4% | 224 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 | 11.75 | 12.74 | top 13.0% | 644 / 4,109 | |
| Skewb | 5.60 | 9.11 | top 22.7% | 302 / 1,169 | |
| 4×4 | 51.56 | 57.38 | top 26.6% | 510 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.61 | 26.66 | top 27.7% | 366 / 1,314 | |
| Megaminx | 1:59.72 | 2:36.00 | top 45.5% | 343 / 787 | |
| 5×5 | 1:54.34 | 1:59.83 | top 45.6% | 486 / 1,158 | |
| Clock | 14.59 | 17.55 | top 46.3% | 304 / 634 | |
| Square-1 | 30.52 | 33.67 | top 50.3% | 261 / 533 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | 44.67 | top 55.5% | 189 / 338 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:38.56 | — | early days — 1 solve | 195 / 343 | |
| 6×6 | 3:56.00 | 4:15.76 | top 64.1% | 325 / 586 | |
| 7×7 | 6:15.93 | 6:21.27 | top 71.2% | 307 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Apr 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Munich Open 2026.
- 22 Feb 2020Nine personal bests in one day at Helsinki Open 2020.
- 14 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at Tapiola Winter Open 2019.
- 22 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Finnish Championship 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Tartu Open 2018.
- 13 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.31 at VI QB'er 2018.
Competitions
- Hessen Open 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Munich Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Helsinki Open 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 9 personal bests set
- Helsinki Winter Special 2020 · 25 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Elisa Kulma Open 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Tapiola Winter Open 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Tartu Open 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Finnish Championship 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Nordic Championship 2019 · 17 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Pönde Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019
- Vantaa Back to School 2019 · 17 Aug 2019
- Kirkkonummi Open 2019 · 12 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Myyrmäki Spring Challenge 2019 · 1 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Tartu Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Ark 2018 · 24 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Zentralschweiz 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2018 · 11 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Finnish Open 2018 · 23 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC Europe 2018 · 10 Mar 2018
- Tapiola Winter Open 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- VI QB'er 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2017 · 17 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummi Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Estonian Open 2017 · 9 Sep 2017
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.
- Joonas Silvennoinen — met in 127 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Pessi Ansaranta — met in 114 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 109 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.