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Max Hahnbück

2×2 · top 2.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2013 · 2013HAHN02

Max Hahnbück has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.53, set at Cubelonia 2017, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 109th in Germany. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 27 competitions since November 2013, he has put 2,014 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.02 in November 2013 to 9.38, a 53% improvement. Max has entered 27 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 2.3% of 186,767 all-time
1.53
signature single · Cubelonia 2017
2,014
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 76% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingGermany
2×21.532.58
top 2.3%109 / 2,875
Skewb2.464.89
top 2.7%22 / 1,169
3×3 Fewest Moves24 moves31.67
top 4.0%29 / 338
3×39.3811.13
top 5.8%285 / 4,109
Pyraminx3.585.67
top 5.8%134 / 1,987
4×436.6844.96
top 8.3%162 / 1,934
3×3 one-handed17.6121.07
top 14.1%184 / 1,314
5×51:21.461:29.85
top 20.3%210 / 1,158
Megaminx1:22.081:33.86
top 23.2%162 / 787
Square-118.7821.10
top 25.2%123 / 533
7×74:06.594:18.69
top 33.2%129 / 510
6×62:46.282:55.46
top 34.1%161 / 586
3×3 blindfolded2:25.313:06.38
top 41.8%130 / 343
Clock14.3317.12
top 45.2%298 / 634
3×3 Multi-Blind2 of 2 cubes · 17:17—
early days — 3 solves102 / 142

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

German Nationals 2013: 20.02Frankfurt Cube Days 2014: 18.03Velbert Easter Open 2014: 13.86German Nationals 2014: 13.47Hasselt Open 2014: 12.52Frankfurt Cube Days 2015: 13.03Hessen Open 2015: 12.56German Big Cube Open 2015: 11.46German Nationals 2015: 13.33Hasselt Open 2015: 11.18Sébra Open 2015: 11.07Cubelonia 2016: 12.46Frankfurt Cube Days 2016: 10.12Zonhoven Open 2016: 10.34Hessen Open 2016: 11.17N8W8 Summer 2016: 11.66German Nationals 2016: 10.82PSKubing 2016: 9.50Cubelonia 2017: 11.86German Big Cube Open 2017: 11.66World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017: 11.42German Nationals 2017: 10.37Zonhoven Open 2018: 10.81German Nationals 2019: 11.41Belgian Open 2019: 9.38V-Cube Spiel A 2023: 10.299.3820.0223 Nov 20137 Oct 2023

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
  • A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.46 away.

Targets move as he improves.