People · Germany
Lukas Rettler
3×3 · top 4.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2014 · 2014RETT01
Lukas Rettler has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.82, set at Rahn Education Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 240th in Germany. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since June 2014, he has put 492 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.68 in June 2014 to 8.82, a 24% improvement. Lukas has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 8.82 | 10.06 | top 4.5% | 240 / 4,182 | |
| 2×2 | 2.24 | 4.26 | top 6.6% | 266 / 2,931 | |
| 4×4 | 37.21 | 41.21 | top 9.0% | 173 / 1,966 | |
| Megaminx | 1:07.07 | 1:14.66 | top 14.0% | 99 / 798 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.98 | 22.77 | top 15.1% | 199 / 1,328 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.99 | 1:32.34 | top 20.0% | 206 / 1,175 | |
| 6×6 | 2:42.84 | 2:54.12 | top 32.4% | 152 / 595 | |
| 7×7 | 4:26.22 | 4:50.05 | top 40.0% | 162 / 521 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | 48.67 | early days — 3 solves | 203 / 343 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.30 | 19.50 | top 69.1% | 1,505 / 2,020 |
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 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's German Nationals 2024.
- 5 Apr 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.12 at Rahn Education Open 2024.
- 5 Apr 2024Nine personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Open 2024.
- 21 Jun 2015Three personal bests in one day at Berlin Summer Cube Day 2015.
- 16 May 2015Five personal bests in one day at Erfurt Open 2015.
- 6 Sep 2014Four personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2014.
Competitions
- Rahn Education Open 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Westend Mega NxNxN Berlin 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Schwerin Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Advent Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Open 2024 · 5 Apr 2024 — 9 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2015 · 5 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Berlin Summer Cube Day 2015 · 21 Jun 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Erfurt Open 2015 · 16 May 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Erfurt Open 2014 · 7 Jun 2014 — 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.
- Leon Schmidtchen — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Heike Zbierski — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 59 times
- Jonas Ropella — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.