People · Germany
Markus Schuster
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024SCHU18
Markus Schuster has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.26, set at Hessen Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 178th in Germany. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2024, he has put 182 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.65 in May 2024 to 8.26, a 39% improvement. Markus has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 8.26 | 10.73 | top 3.3% | 178 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 3.09 | 4.88 | top 15.3% | 541 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 45.92 | 51.22 | top 19.5% | 356 / 1,934 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.64 | 12.68 | top 50.2% | 1,129 / 1,987 | |
| 5×5 | 2:30.39 | 2:58.97 | top 65.9% | 712 / 1,158 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:00.48 | — | top 68.2% | 209 / 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
- 21 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Ulmgedreht 2026.
- 6 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at Cubing Days Neuburg 2025.
- 6 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Days Neuburg 2025.
- 14 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Franconia Spring 2025.
- 4 May 2024First competition: Wendlinger Würfelwochenende 2024. A 14.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hessen Open 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Ulmgedreht 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- South Germany 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Days Neuburg 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Franconia Spring 2025 · 14 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Days Neuburg 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Wendlinger Würfelwochenende 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 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.
- Martin Reinisch — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Michael Stocker — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Leon Schmidtchen — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.