People · Germany
Marwin-Peter Kurth
2×2 · top 4.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2009 · 2009KURT01
Marwin-Peter Kurth has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.96, set at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 195th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2009, he has put 142 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 47.47 in January 2009 to 12.50, a 74% improvement. He 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.96 | 5.47 | top 4.5% | 195 / 2,931 | |
| 3×3 | 12.50 | 16.20 | top 15.7% | 790 / 4,182 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.71 | 8.06 | top 17.9% | 464 / 2,020 | |
| 4×4 | 55.93 | 1:05.27 | top 32.0% | 604 / 1,966 | |
| Megaminx | 2:04.71 | — | early days — 3 solves | 364 / 798 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.33 | 2:07.02 | top 51.4% | 559 / 1,175 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.00 | 38.46 | top 57.3% | 757 / 1,328 | |
| Square-1 | 38.56 | 43.39 | top 63.6% | 348 / 541 | |
| 7×7 | 5:46.86 | 6:16.10 | early days — 3 solves | 279 / 521 | |
| Clock | 21.16 | 26.30 | top 68.0% | 452 / 647 | |
| 6×6 | 4:14.36 | 4:44.59 | early days — 3 solves | 367 / 595 |
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
- 17 Apr 2010First sub-15 3×3: 12.50 at German Open 2010.
- 17 Apr 2010Three personal bests in one day at German Open 2010.
- 16 Jan 2010Five personal bests in one day at Aachen Open 2010.
- 9 Oct 2009First sub-20 3×3: 16.69 at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009.
- 25 Apr 2009First sub-30 3×3: 22.77 at German Open 2009.
- 10 Jan 2009First competition: Aachen Open 2009. A 47.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- German Open 2010 · 17 Apr 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Aachen Open 2010 · 16 Jan 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Essen Open 2009 · 24 Oct 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- German Open 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Aachen Open 2009 · 10 Jan 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.
- Tobias Christlieb — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Mats Valk — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Erik Akkersdijk — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.