People · Switzerland
Matthias Gugelmann
2×2 · top 3.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2025 · 2025GUGE01
Matthias Gugelmann has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.84, set at Belli in Zona 2026, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 65th in Switzerland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2025, he has put 201 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.14 in June 2025 to 9.62, a 52% improvement. Matthias 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 | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.84 | 3.76 | top 3.8% | 65 / 923 | |
| 3×3 | 9.62 | 11.30 | top 6.5% | 90 / 1,218 | |
| Skewb | 4.63 | 6.99 | top 15.5% | 81 / 395 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.48 | 6.56 | top 16.3% | 135 / 665 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.27 | 26.53 | top 24.0% | 82 / 373 | |
| 4×4 | 50.53 | 56.81 | top 25.5% | 111 / 474 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.51 | 1:48.34 | top 27.8% | 69 / 273 | |
| Clock | 10.68 | 13.51 | top 28.4% | 76 / 233 | |
| Megaminx | 1:32.29 | 1:53.05 | top 29.7% | 66 / 211 | |
| 7×7 | 5:20.70 | 5:55.45 | top 57.2% | 66 / 123 | |
| 6×6 | 3:46.14 | 3:47.97 | top 61.1% | 80 / 146 | |
| Square-1 | 40.36 | — | early days — 2 solves | 110 / 162 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 9:39.25 | — | early days — 1 solve | 90 / 93 |
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
- 3 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.62 at Bündner Open 2026.
- 3 Oct 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Bündner Open 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Belli in Zona 2026.
- 27 Sep 2025First sub-20 3×3: 14.20 at Bündner Open 2025.
- 27 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Bündner Open 2025.
- 27 Sep 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Bündner Open 2025.
Competitions
- Bündner Open 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Belli in Zona 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Bündner Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Swiss Nationals 2025 · 7 Jun 2025
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.
- Silvan Venzin — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
- Flurin König — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Levin Houghton — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.