People · Switzerland
Marco Ernst
3×3 · top 29.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022ERNS02
Marco Ernst has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.59, set at Früehligswürfelä z'Rootchrüüz 2026, puts him in the top 29.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 365th in Switzerland. Across 17 competitions since December 2022, he has put 368 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.70 in December 2022 to 16.59, a 35% improvement. Marco has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.59 | 19.63 | top 29.7% | 365 / 1,197 | |
| 2×2 | 4.96 | 7.34 | top 38.8% | 396 / 913 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.12 | 1:09.42 | top 39.7% | 173 / 462 | |
| Clock | 14.04 | 17.34 | top 44.0% | 115 / 226 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.27 | 12.90 | top 47.1% | 345 / 655 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.28 | 39.54 | top 47.3% | 166 / 367 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.80 | 2:34.34 | top 58.6% | 137 / 266 | |
| Megaminx | 2:48.36 | — | top 69.5% | 139 / 207 | |
| 7×7 | 7:40.20 | — | early days — 3 solves | 95 / 118 | |
| 6×6 | 6:02.75 | — | early days — 3 solves | 121 / 141 |
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
- 23 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Swisscubing Cup III 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Swisscubing Cup Final 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Swiss Science Open 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Swisscubing Cup II 2025.
- 31 Dec 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.97 at Chääswürfel 2024.
- 31 Dec 2024Four personal bests in one day at Chääswürfel 2024.
Competitions
- Swisscubing Cup III 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Früehligswürfelä z'Rootchrüüz 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Wiler Würfelfäst 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Swisscubing Cup Final 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Swiss Science Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiler Würfelfäst 2025 · 16 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Swisscubing Cup II 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Chääswürfel 2024 · 31 Dec 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup Final 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Swiss Nationals 2024 · 4 Oct 2024
- 10 Johr Wiler Würfelfäst 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup II 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup Final 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- OFFA Speedcubing Meisterschaft 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Wiler Würfel Fäscht 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup II 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup Finale 2022 · 3 Dec 2022
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.
- Levin Houghton — met in 101 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ioannis Papadopoulos — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Alwin Rölz — met in 94 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.