People · Germany
Michael Gufler
3×3 · top 6.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022GUFL01
Michael Gufler has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.47, set at Munich Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 305th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2022, he has put 213 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.82 in May 2022 to 9.47, a 12% improvement. Michael 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.47 | 10.99 | top 6.0% | 305 / 4,109 | |
| 4×4 | 36.34 | 47.14 | top 8.0% | 156 / 1,934 | |
| 2×2 | 2.47 | 3.61 | top 8.6% | 332 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 57.70 | 1:15.05 | top 12.3% | 42 / 343 | |
| 6×6 | 2:10.29 | 2:22.17 | top 15.5% | 66 / 586 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.57 | 1:23.28 | top 17.2% | 175 / 1,158 | |
| 7×7 | 3:24.09 | 3:30.59 | top 17.7% | 65 / 510 | |
| Skewb | 6.78 | 10.94 | top 31.9% | 439 / 1,169 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.52 | 9.91 | top 32.2% | 754 / 1,987 | |
| Square-1 | 23.63 | 31.59 | top 36.1% | 172 / 533 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.92 | 1:58.64 | top 37.0% | 276 / 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
- 25 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.62 at Munich Open 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Six personal bests in one day at Munich Open 2026.
- 6 Sep 2025Nine personal bests in one day at Cubing Days Neuburg 2025.
- 30 Sep 2023Seven personal bests in one day at NxNxNürtingen 2023.
- 21 May 2022First competition: Lake Constance Cubing 2022. A 10.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Munich Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubing Days Neuburg 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 9 personal bests set
- NxNxNürtingen 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Lake Constance Cubing 2022 · 21 May 2022 — 1 personal best 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.
- Michael Stocker — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
- Jonas Pilhöfer — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Alwin Rölz — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 6.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.