People · Germany
Merlin Sander
2×2 · top 6.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019SAND06
Merlin Sander has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.27, set at Bremium Winter 2019, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 275th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2019, he has put 166 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.09 in April 2019 to 11.42, a 19% improvement. Merlin 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.27 | 6.09 | top 6.8% | 275 / 2,875 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.08 | 10.02 | top 8.1% | 191 / 1,987 | |
| 3×3 | 11.42 | 13.91 | top 11.9% | 588 / 4,109 | |
| 4×4 | 47.12 | 52.61 | top 21.0% | 388 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.22 | 28.20 | top 32.1% | 424 / 1,314 | |
| Skewb | 8.59 | 14.48 | top 45.6% | 612 / 1,169 | |
| 5×5 | 2:12.40 | 2:29.67 | top 56.8% | 610 / 1,158 | |
| Megaminx | 2:22.94 | — | top 57.9% | 427 / 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
- 14 May 2022Eight personal bests in one day at GamMa Spring 2022.
- 29 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Hamburg International 2020.
- 30 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Bremium Winter 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019First competition: Hamburg International 2019. A 15.59 3×3 single to start from.
- 13 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.57 at Hamburg International 2019.
Competitions
- GamMa Spring 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- Hamburg International 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Bremium Winter 2019 · 30 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Hamburg International 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Patrick Kern — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Hendrik Wenzel — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.