People · Germany
Michael Herden
3×3 · top 9.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2009 · 2009HERD02
Michael Herden has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.74, set at Baden-Württemberg Open 2019, puts him in the top 9.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 501st in Germany. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2009, he has put 50 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.05 in October 2009 to 10.74, a 24% 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 | 10.74 | 13.09 | top 9.7% | 501 / 4,109 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.51 | 1:07.09 | top 40.1% | 758 / 1,934 |
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
- 9 Oct 2009First competition: World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009. A 14.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Baden-Württemberg Open 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Elsass Open 2018 · 28 Apr 2018
- Munich Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009
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.
- Konstantin Jaehne — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Leon Schmidtchen — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Patrick Hetco — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 3.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.