People · Germany
Michael Gufler
3×3 · top 3.0% of 288,433 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 8.09, set at Cubing Days Neuburg 2026, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 163rd in Germany. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2022, he has put 280 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.82 in May 2022 to 8.09, a 25% improvement. Michael has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 8.09 | 10.99 | top 3.0% | 163 / 4,182 | |
| 4×4 | 36.34 | 45.53 | top 8.1% | 159 / 1,966 | |
| 2×2 | 2.47 | 3.61 | top 8.7% | 336 / 2,931 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 52.28 | 1:07.31 | top 10.6% | 37 / 350 | |
| 6×6 | 2:06.02 | 2:11.20 | top 13.8% | 58 / 595 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.90 | 1:23.23 | top 15.3% | 153 / 1,175 | |
| 7×7 | 3:24.09 | 3:30.59 | top 17.7% | 68 / 521 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.77 | 8.25 | top 26.0% | 657 / 2,020 | |
| Skewb | 6.78 | 8.82 | top 32.0% | 449 / 1,192 | |
| Square-1 | 23.63 | 31.59 | top 36.2% | 176 / 541 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.92 | 1:58.64 | top 37.1% | 280 / 798 |
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
- 3 Oct 2026Six personal bests in one day at Cubing Days Neuburg 2026.
- 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
- Cubing Days Neuburg 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- 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 60 rounds, finished ahead 54 times
- Paolo Marino — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Jochen Bauer — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 50 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 6.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.