People · Germany
Mats Rothe
2×2 · top 2.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2019 · 2019ROTH01
Mats Rothe has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.63, set at German Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 125th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2019, he has put 134 official solves on the record across six 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 16.94 in August 2019 to 11.89, a 30% improvement. Mats has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 1.63 | 4.15 | top 2.7% | 125 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 | 11.89 | 13.80 | top 13.5% | 674 / 4,109 | |
| 4×4 | 44.42 | 51.67 | top 17.6% | 329 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.18 | 26.70 | top 26.6% | 351 / 1,314 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.70 | 1:48.24 | top 38.1% | 391 / 1,158 | |
| 6×6 | 3:57.76 | 4:11.92 | early days — 3 solves | 329 / 586 |
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
- 26 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's German Nationals 2025.
- 29 Feb 2020First sub-15 3×3: 14.62 at Franconia Winter 2020.
- 29 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Franconia Winter 2020.
- 2 Aug 2019First competition: German Nationals 2019. A 18.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's German Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Franconia Winter 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- German Big Cube Open 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- German Nationals 2019 · 2 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Wilhelm Kilders — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Laura Holzhauer — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Finn Ickler — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.