People · Germany
Ludwig Ernst
3×3 · top 1.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023ERNS01
Ludwig Ernst has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.10, set at Franconia Christmas A 2024, 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 8 competitions since February 2023, he has put 293 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.47 in February 2023 to 7.10, a 43% improvement. Ludwig 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.10 | 9.04 | top 1.4% | 84 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 1.35 | 3.24 | top 1.5% | 73 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 39.51 | 44.61 | top 11.6% | 217 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.24 | 20.50 | top 15.7% | 211 / 1,314 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.22 | 1:32.29 | top 17.7% | 185 / 1,158 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.41 | 8.41 | top 23.1% | 592 / 1,987 | |
| Clock | 24.95 | — | early days — 3 solves | 493 / 634 | |
| 6×6 | 5:26.95 | 5:37.74 | top 86.3% | 479 / 586 |
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
- 4 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's German Nationals 2024.
- 7 Sep 2024Five personal bests in one day at Cubing Days Neuburg 2024.
- 4 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Wendlinger Würfelwochenende 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at NxNxNürtingen 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.86 at Cubing Returns Munich A 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Six personal bests in one day at Cubing Returns Munich A 2023.
Competitions
- Plzeň Winter 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Franconia Christmas A 2024 · 20 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Days Neuburg 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Wendlinger Würfelwochenende 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- NxNxNürtingen 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing Returns Munich A 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Franconia Mini Open A 2023 · 4 Feb 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.
- Leon Schmidtchen — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Michael Kistler — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 31 times · head to head
- Annalena Walser — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.10 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.