People · Germany
Nelson Kohlbus
3×3 · top 4.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022KOHL02
Nelson Kohlbus has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.85, set at Baden Basic & Beginners 2023, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 244th in Germany. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2022, he has put 199 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Nelson 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 | 8.85 | 9.69 | top 4.6% | 244 / 4,182 | |
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 3.22 | top 6.2% | 257 / 2,931 | |
| 4×4 | 38.12 | 43.15 | top 10.0% | 189 / 1,966 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.50 | 7.37 | top 10.2% | 263 / 2,020 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.63 | 25.46 | top 16.8% | 230 / 1,328 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.44 | 1:35.93 | top 22.0% | 234 / 1,175 | |
| Megaminx | 1:58.50 | — | top 45.0% | 344 / 798 | |
| Skewb | 9.04 | 10.90 | top 48.8% | 654 / 1,192 | |
| 6×6 | 3:45.32 | — | early days — 2 solves | 313 / 595 | |
| Clock | 43.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 624 / 647 |
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
- 29 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at German Open 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing in HD 2023.
- 19 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Baden Basic & Beginners 2023.
- 8 Oct 2022First competition: V-Cube Spiel A 2022. A 9.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- German Open 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in HD 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Baden Basic & Beginners 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- V-Cube Spiel A 2022 · 8 Oct 2022
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.
- Sophia Schmoll — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Yannick Richter — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Alwin Rölz — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.