People · Germany
Matthias Stephan
3×3 · top 51.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2013 · 2013STEP04
Matthias Stephan has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 24.27, set at Rahn Education Advent Open 2025, puts him in the top 51.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,383rd in Germany. Across 4 competitions since December 2013, he has put 87 official solves on the record across nine events. His 3×3 best has come down from 49.90 in December 2013 to 24.27, a 51% 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 | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 24.27 | 27.76 | top 51.0% | 2,383 / 4,109 | |
| Clock | 19.74 | 32.70 | top 63.9% | 412 / 634 | |
| Skewb | 12.95 | 22.28 | top 70.4% | 890 / 1,169 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.16 | 1:50.31 | top 73.3% | 1,399 / 1,934 | |
| 2×2 | 8.98 | 12.36 | top 73.4% | 2,291 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.23 | 1:05.02 | top 80.2% | 1,095 / 1,314 | |
| 5×5 | 3:27.84 | — | top 86.0% | 984 / 1,158 | |
| Pyraminx | 16.44 | 25.78 | top 86.3% | 1,802 / 1,987 | |
| Megaminx | 4:10.34 | — | early days — 2 solves | 703 / 787 |
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
- 29 Nov 2025Six personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Advent Open 2025.
- 26 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's German Nationals 2025.
- 26 Nov 2016First sub-30 3×3: 26.64 at PSKubing 2016.
- 29 Dec 2013First competition: Berlin Cube Day 2013. A 49.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rahn Education Advent Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- PSKubing 2016 · 26 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Berlin Cube Day 2013 · 29 Dec 2013
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.
- Alwin Rölz — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Heike Zbierski — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Thomas Schukraft — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.27 away.
- A sub-15 Clock single — 15,373 people have one; it is 4.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.