People · Germany
Nicolas Franke
Pyraminx · top 32.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2025 · 2025FRAN16
Nicolas Franke has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.52, set at Hessen Mini Open 2025, puts him in the top 32.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 754th in Germany. Across 3 competitions since May 2025, he has put 69 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.33 in May 2025 to 18.01, a 44% improvement. Nicolas has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.52 | 10.73 | top 32.2% | 754 / 1,987 | |
| 3×3 | 18.01 | 21.37 | top 34.1% | 1,680 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 6.24 | 7.51 | top 53.3% | 1,721 / 2,875 | |
| Skewb | 13.18 | 16.73 | top 71.5% | 902 / 1,169 |
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
- 16 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.64 at Hessen Open 2026.
- 16 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Hessen Open 2026.
- 26 Sep 2025First sub-30 3×3: 26.15 at Rubik's German Nationals 2025.
- 2 May 2025First competition: Hessen Mini Open 2025. A 33.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hessen Open 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hessen Mini Open 2025 · 2 May 2025 — 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.
- Samuel Ballas — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Klaus Diller — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Martin Reinisch — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.