People · Switzerland
Michael Koch
3×3 · top 26.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2014 · 2014KOCH02
Michael Koch has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.58, set at Argovia Open 2018, puts him in the top 26.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 323rd in Switzerland. Across 4 competitions since March 2014, he has put 89 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.45 in March 2014 to 15.58, a 43% 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 | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.58 | 16.09 | top 26.4% | 323 / 1,197 | |
| 2×2 | 4.78 | 6.11 | top 36.5% | 374 / 913 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.05 | 31.88 | top 37.0% | 123 / 367 | |
| 4×4 | 1:37.89 | 1:54.93 | top 69.2% | 327 / 462 |
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
- 13 Oct 2018Six personal bests in one day at Argovia Open 2018.
- 21 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Swiss Nationals 2018.
- 1 Apr 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.55 at Wiler Würfelfest 2017.
- 29 Mar 2014First competition: Swiss Open 2014. A 34.09 3×3 single to start from.
- 29 Mar 2014First sub-30 3×3: 27.45 at Swiss Open 2014.
Competitions
- Argovia Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Swiss Nationals 2018 · 21 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Wiler Würfelfest 2017 · 1 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Swiss Open 2014 · 29 Mar 2014 — 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.
- Fabian Löhle — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Theo Mayer — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Oleg Gritsenko — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.