People · Germany
Markus Wolf
3×3 · top 1.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2015 · 2015WOLF01
Markus Wolf has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.88, set at PSKubing 2016, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 67th in Germany. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since January 2015, he has put 878 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.97 in January 2015 to 6.88, a 76% improvement. Markus 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.88 | 9.32 | top 1.2% | 67 / 4,109 | |
| 4×4 | 30.03 | 36.79 | top 2.9% | 58 / 1,934 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.84 | 3.91 | top 3.1% | 69 / 1,987 | |
| 2×2 | 1.74 | 3.46 | top 3.3% | 150 / 2,875 | |
| Skewb | 3.14 | 5.47 | top 5.7% | 67 / 1,169 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.03 | 20.61 | top 12.6% | 168 / 1,314 | |
| Square-1 | 17.37 | 22.47 | top 21.8% | 106 / 533 | |
| 5×5 | 1:34.21 | 1:42.59 | top 30.8% | 323 / 1,158 | |
| Megaminx | 1:35.74 | 1:49.48 | top 31.9% | 232 / 787 | |
| Clock | 14.69 | 15.14 | top 46.7% | 307 / 634 | |
| 6×6 | 3:43.14 | 3:54.49 | early days — 3 solves | 302 / 586 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 239 / 338 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:47.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 246 / 343 | |
| 7×7 | 7:29.83 | — | early days — 2 solves | 386 / 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
- 28 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Frankfurt Cube Days 2017.
- 26 Nov 2016Four personal bests in one day at PSKubing 2016.
- 7 May 2016Five personal bests in one day at Hessen Open 2016.
- 30 Jan 2016Four personal bests in one day at Frankfurt Cube Days 2016.
- 31 Oct 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.59 at Munich Open 2015.
- 31 Oct 2015Six personal bests in one day at Munich Open 2015.
Competitions
- Franconia Winter 2026 · 23 Jan 2026
- Rhein-Sieg Open 2026 · 16 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rhön Open 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- PSKubing 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2017 · 28 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- PSKubing 2016 · 26 Nov 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2016 · 7 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2015 · 31 Oct 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2015 · 5 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Franconia Open 2015 · 4 Jul 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2015 · 17 Jan 2015
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.
- Oliver Fritz — met in 150 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Jan Bentlage — met in 147 rounds, finished ahead 43 times
- Kevin Gerhardt — met in 144 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.