People · Germany
Linus Rau
3×3 · top 61.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2026 · 2026RAUL02
Linus Rau has been competing for 1 month. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 29.50, set at c't Open Hannover 2026, puts him in the top 61.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,851st in Germany. Across 3 competitions since September 2026, he has put 82 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.48 in September 2026 to 29.50, a 12% improvement. Linus has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 29.50 | 33.56 | top 61.7% | 2,851 / 4,182 | |
| 2×2 | 8.94 | 15.74 | top 73.2% | 2,324 / 2,931 | |
| 4×4 | 1:45.22 | — | top 74.0% | 1,438 / 1,966 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.22 | 17.48 | top 78.8% | 1,684 / 2,020 | |
| Skewb | 16.94 | 26.17 | top 83.8% | 1,060 / 1,192 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 10:42.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 344 / 350 | |
| 5×5 | 6:37.89 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,171 / 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
- 17 Oct 2026First sub-30 3×3: 29.50 at c't Open Hannover 2026.
- 17 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at c't Open Hannover 2026.
- 3 Oct 2026Five personal bests in one day at Cubing Days Neuburg 2026.
- 12 Sep 2026First competition: Swisscubing Cup IV 2026. A 33.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- c't Open Hannover 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Days Neuburg 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup IV 2026 · 12 Sep 2026
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.
- Marvin Sostwähner — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Noah Kraft — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Benjamin Aalto — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 151,957 people have one; it is 4.50 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 128,257 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.