People · Germany
Marcel Doose
3×3 · top 26.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2009 · 2009DOOS01
Marcel Doose has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.61, set at German Open 2012, puts him in the top 26.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,309th in Germany. Across 6 competitions since November 2009, he has put 152 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.81 in November 2009 to 15.61, a 51% improvement. Marcel has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 15.61 | 19.37 | top 26.5% | 1,309 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 4.71 | 8.43 | top 35.6% | 1,161 / 2,875 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.09 | 13.27 | top 45.6% | 1,035 / 1,987 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.55 | 1:23.93 | top 52.1% | 993 / 1,934 | |
| 5×5 | 2:52.44 | — | top 75.5% | 823 / 1,158 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 55.52 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,108 / 1,314 | |
| Megaminx | 3:50.11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 666 / 787 | |
| Square-1 | 1:12.90 | 1:24.45 | top 90.2% | 474 / 533 | |
| Clock | 37.15 | — | early days — 2 solves | 599 / 634 | |
| 6×6 | 6:15.02 | — | early days — 3 solves | 517 / 586 | |
| 7×7 | 9:40.97 | — | early days — 3 solves | 473 / 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
- 30 Apr 2011First sub-20 3×3: 18.81 at Hamburg Open 2011.
- 30 Apr 2011Seven personal bests in one day at Hamburg Open 2011.
- 11 Sep 2010Five personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2010.
- 17 Apr 2010First sub-30 3×3: 25.18 at German Open 2010.
- 17 Apr 2010Five personal bests in one day at German Open 2010.
- 21 Nov 2009First competition: German Nationals 2009. A 31.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- German Open 2013 · 20 Apr 2013
- German Open 2012 · 14 Apr 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Hamburg Open 2011 · 30 Apr 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2010 · 11 Sep 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- German Open 2010 · 17 Apr 2010 — 5 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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Cornelius Dieckmann — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tobias Christlieb — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.