People · Germany
Nicolas Birkenstock
Pyraminx · top 12.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017BIRK02
Nicolas Birkenstock has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.89, set at German Mini Open A 2022, puts him in the top 12.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 323rd in Germany. Across 8 competitions since April 2017, he has put 389 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.60 in April 2017 to 12.93, a 56% improvement. Nicolas has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.89 | 6.32 | top 12.5% | 323 / 1,987 | |
| 3×3 | 12.93 | 14.24 | top 17.2% | 851 / 4,109 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.10 | 1:29.57 | top 21.6% | 224 / 1,158 | |
| 4×4 | 49.28 | 56.57 | top 23.8% | 450 / 1,934 | |
| 6×6 | 2:30.43 | 2:37.24 | top 25.8% | 120 / 586 | |
| 2×2 | 3.96 | 5.40 | top 26.0% | 876 / 2,875 | |
| Skewb | 6.69 | 9.05 | top 31.2% | 428 / 1,169 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.13 | 27.93 | top 31.8% | 419 / 1,314 | |
| 7×7 | 4:06.13 | 4:12.63 | top 33.1% | 128 / 510 | |
| Square-1 | 26.02 | 29.63 | top 41.5% | 191 / 533 | |
| Megaminx | 2:13.53 | 2:22.60 | top 52.9% | 390 / 787 | |
| Clock | 28.11 | — | early days — 1 solve | 531 / 634 |
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
- 30 Apr 2022Six personal bests in one day at German Mini Open A 2022.
- 29 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Hamburg International 2020.
- 2 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2019.
- 16 Feb 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Bremium Cubing 2019.
- 16 Feb 2019Eleven personal bests in one day at Bremium Cubing 2019.
- 3 Nov 2018Eleven personal bests in one day at German Big Cube Open 2018.
Competitions
- German Mini Open A 2022 · 30 Apr 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Hamburg International 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2019 · 2 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Bremium Cubing 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 11 personal bests set
- German Big Cube Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 11 personal bests set
- German Open 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- German Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017
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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Gil Kochbeck — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Malte Ihlefeld — met in 74 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.