Sunday 6 September 2026 Rebuilt nightly from the WCA's official results · export of 6 September 2026 · About
The Middle Three
People → Germany → Merlin Schmidt

People · Germany

Merlin Schmidt

3×3 · top 45.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2012 · 2012SCHM01

Merlin Schmidt has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.13, set at German Open 2012, puts him in the top 45.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,141st in Germany. Across 2 competitions since April 2012, he has put 32 official solves on the record across six events. Merlin has entered two competitions.

3×3
best event — top 45.8% of 284,439 all-time
22.13
signature single · German Open 2012
32
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingGermany
3×322.1325.69
top 45.8%2,141 / 4,109
2×27.809.26
top 66.5%2,092 / 2,875
Pyraminx14.9620.79
top 81.7%1,710 / 1,987
4×42:06.99
early days — 2 solves1,610 / 1,934
3×3 one-handed1:01.721:21.43
top 84.8%1,148 / 1,314
5×55:26.43
early days — 2 solves1,146 / 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 story so far

  • 14 Apr 2012First competition: German Open 2012. A 22.19 3×3 single to start from.

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-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.13 away.
  • A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.80 away.

Targets move as he improves.