People · Switzerland
Matthias Gugelmann
2×2 · top 3.8% of 186,767 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 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 63rd in Switzerland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since June 2025, he has put 134 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.14 in June 2025 to 10.56, a 48% improvement. Matthias has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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% | 63 / 913 | |
| 3×3 | 10.56 | 11.30 | top 9.1% | 117 / 1,197 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.48 | 6.56 | top 16.3% | 131 / 655 | |
| Skewb | 5.16 | 6.99 | top 19.4% | 88 / 388 | |
| Clock | 10.68 | 13.51 | top 28.5% | 74 / 226 | |
| 4×4 | 55.91 | 1:04.98 | top 31.8% | 137 / 462 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.61 | 2:05.21 | top 47.8% | 113 / 266 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.14 | 36.35 | top 51.5% | 184 / 367 | |
| 6×6 | 3:57.66 | 4:20.14 | top 64.6% | 80 / 141 | |
| Square-1 | 40.36 | — | early days — 2 solves | 107 / 159 | |
| 7×7 | 6:35.26 | 6:42.09 | top 75.5% | 80 / 118 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 9:39.25 | — | early days — 1 solve | 84 / 87 |
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 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.
- 7 Jun 2025First competition: Swiss Nationals 2025. A 20.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- 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.
- Levin Houghton — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Brem — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Silvan Venzin — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.