People · Germany
Merlin Petrich
Pyraminx · top 3.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022PETR13
Merlin Petrich has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.09, set at Baden Basic & Beginners 2023, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 89th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2022, he has put 102 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.33 in August 2022 to 12.23, a 29% improvement. Merlin 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 | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.09 | 8.93 | top 3.9% | 89 / 1,987 | |
| 3×3 | 12.23 | 14.98 | top 14.7% | 732 / 4,109 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.62 | 1:08.62 | top 40.3% | 765 / 1,934 | |
| 2×2 | 5.09 | 6.06 | top 40.5% | 1,316 / 2,875 | |
| Skewb | 8.32 | 13.66 | top 43.7% | 580 / 1,169 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.98 | — | early days — 2 solves | 649 / 1,158 | |
| Clock | 20.78 | — | early days — 1 solve | 432 / 634 | |
| Megaminx | 2:53.76 | — | early days — 2 solves | 535 / 787 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 441 / 533 |
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
- 19 Mar 2023Five personal bests in one day at Baden Basic & Beginners 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.70 at Rhein-Neckar Open 2023.
- 19 Aug 2022First competition: German Nationals 2022. A 17.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Baden Basic & Beginners 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Open 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- German Nationals 2022 · 19 Aug 2022
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.
- Sophia Schmoll — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Patrick Hetco — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Duc Huynh — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.