People · Germany
Max Boll
2×2 · top 26.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2011 · 2011BOLL01
Max Boll has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.03, set at Saarland Open 2012, puts him in the top 26.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 905th in Germany. Across 11 competitions since October 2011, he has put 248 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.11 in October 2011 to 19.18, a 20% improvement. Max has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 4.03 | 8.06 | top 26.9% | 905 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 | 19.18 | 24.56 | top 37.6% | 1,811 / 4,109 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.06 | 17.97 | top 53.5% | 1,198 / 1,987 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | top 55.5% | 189 / 338 | |
| 4×4 | 1:46.40 | 2:15.26 | top 74.6% | 1,425 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:03.04 | 1:13.17 | top 85.6% | 1,156 / 1,314 | |
| 5×5 | 4:22.53 | — | top 94.2% | 1,083 / 1,158 |
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
- 2 Feb 2013First sub-20 3×3: 19.18 at Hessen Open 2013.
- 7 Jul 2012Four personal bests in one day at Saarland Open 2012.
- 14 Apr 2012Three personal bests in one day at German Open 2012.
- 29 Oct 2011First competition: Dutch Open 2011. A 24.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2014 · 18 Jan 2014
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013
- German Open 2013 · 20 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- BW Open 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Hessen Open 2013 · 2 Feb 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2012 · 8 Dec 2012
- German Nationals 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Saarland Open 2012 · 7 Jul 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- German Open 2012 · 14 Apr 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2012 · 4 Feb 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Open 2011 · 29 Oct 2011
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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jan Bentlage — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead once
- Laura Ohrndorf — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.