People · Germany
Maik Betka
2×2 · top 7.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2009 · 2009BETK01
Maik Betka has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.36, set at East German Open 2010, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 306th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since November 2009, he has put 49 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.93 in November 2009 to 14.47, a 34% improvement. Maik has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.36 | 6.88 | top 7.6% | 306 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 | 14.47 | 17.93 | top 22.6% | 1,125 / 4,109 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.86 | 1:37.76 | top 55.8% | 1,076 / 1,934 | |
| 5×5 | 2:22.22 | 2:32.00 | top 62.1% | 670 / 1,158 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.63 | 54.45 | top 70.1% | 941 / 1,314 | |
| 6×6 | 4:59.02 | 5:15.29 | early days — 3 solves | 449 / 586 | |
| 7×7 | 9:20.65 | — | early days — 1 solve | 466 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 14 Aug 2010First sub-20 3×3: 14.47 at East German Open 2010.
- 14 Aug 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at East German Open 2010.
- 21 Nov 2009First competition: German Nationals 2009. A 21.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- East German Open 2010 · 14 Aug 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2009 · 21 Nov 2009
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.
- Tobias Christlieb — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jan Smarschevski — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.