People · Germany
Linus Rieß
3×3 · top 2.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2011 · 2011RIEA01
Linus Rieß has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.01, set at Hamburg Open 2014, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 154th in Germany. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2011, he has put 179 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.47 in April 2011 to 8.01, a 23% improvement. Linus has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.01 | 9.44 | top 2.8% | 154 / 4,182 | |
| 4×4 | 33.16 | 38.17 | top 5.1% | 108 / 1,966 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 4.59 | top 13.5% | 478 / 2,931 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.65 | 1:25.86 | top 19.0% | 201 / 1,175 | |
| Megaminx | 1:33.22 | 1:52.30 | top 30.3% | 220 / 798 | |
| Square-1 | 1:13.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 484 / 541 |
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
- 22 Feb 2014Three personal bests in one day at Hamburg Open 2014.
- 14 Sep 2013First sub-10 3×3: 8.52 at Schleswig-Holstein Open 2013.
- 14 Sep 2013Eight personal bests in one day at Schleswig-Holstein Open 2013.
- 25 Jun 2011Four personal bests in one day at Schleswig-Holstein Open 2011.
- 30 Apr 2011First competition: Hamburg Open 2011. A 14.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hamburg Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Schleswig-Holstein Open 2013 · 14 Sep 2013 — 8 personal bests set
- Schleswig-Holstein Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Hamburg Open 2011 · 30 Apr 2011 — 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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Patrick Kern — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Leandro Baltazar — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 3.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.