People · Germany
Marc Gerstner
Pyraminx · top 4.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023GERS01
Marc Gerstner has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.17, set at German Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 97th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since February 2023, he has put 604 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.99 in February 2023 to 10.52, a 47% improvement. Marc has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.17 | 4.95 | top 4.2% | 97 / 1,987 | |
| 3×3 | 10.52 | 13.15 | top 9.0% | 463 / 4,109 | |
| 4×4 | 40.17 | 50.94 | top 12.3% | 229 / 1,934 | |
| 2×2 | 3.10 | 4.39 | top 15.4% | 548 / 2,875 | |
| 5×5 | 1:15.29 | 1:17.93 | top 15.5% | 155 / 1,158 | |
| Skewb | 4.65 | 8.93 | top 15.6% | 215 / 1,169 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.95 | 29.17 | top 36.7% | 481 / 1,314 | |
| Clock | 14.44 | 18.77 | top 45.7% | 300 / 634 | |
| 7×7 | 4:49.57 | 5:01.20 | top 47.6% | 194 / 510 | |
| 6×6 | 3:23.48 | 3:49.67 | top 52.1% | 264 / 586 | |
| Square-1 | 32.14 | 1:01.25 | top 53.5% | 278 / 533 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:18.25 | — | early days — 3 solves | 172 / 343 |
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
- 18 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Franconia XX 2025.
- 14 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Franconia Spring 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024Six personal bests in one day at Frankfurt Cube Days 2024.
- 4 May 2024Six personal bests in one day at Wendlinger Würfelwochenende 2024.
- 23 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rhein-Neckar Beginners 2024.
- 3 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Bavarian Open 2023.
Competitions
- Munich Open 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Franconia XX 2025 · 18 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Franconia Spring 2025 · 14 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Teublitz Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Wendlinger Würfelwochenende 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Beginners 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Franconia First Timers 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bavarian Open 2023 · 3 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2023 · 4 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Returns Munich B 2023 · 9 Jul 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Leipzig 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Franconia Mini Open A 2023 · 4 Feb 2023
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.
- Jonas Pilhöfer — met in 127 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Patrick Hetco — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Martin Heilig — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 55 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.