People · Germany
Niklas Mierau
3×3 · top 6.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2010 · 2010MIER01
Niklas Mierau has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.56, set at German Nationals 2017, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 327th in Germany. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2010, he has put 195 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.93 in January 2010 to 9.56, a 40% improvement. Niklas has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 9.56 | 12.01 | top 6.3% | 327 / 4,182 | |
| 2×2 | 2.65 | 3.96 | top 10.5% | 391 / 2,931 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.21 | 27.48 | top 15.7% | 211 / 1,328 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.43 | 9.73 | top 31.4% | 747 / 2,020 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.94 | 1:20.82 | top 40.7% | 779 / 1,966 | |
| 5×5 | 4:18.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,092 / 1,175 |
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
- 1 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2017.
- 9 Jan 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at Cubelonia 2016.
- 9 Jan 2016Four personal bests in one day at Cubelonia 2016.
- 23 Jun 2012Four personal bests in one day at Aachen Summer Open 2012.
- 9 Apr 2011Three personal bests in one day at German Open 2011.
- 14 Jan 2011First sub-15 3×3: 12.47 at Aachen Open 2011.
Competitions
- German Nationals 2017 · 1 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubelonia 2016 · 9 Jan 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2015 · 5 Sep 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Aachen Summer Open 2012 · 23 Jun 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- German Open 2011 · 9 Apr 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Aachen Open 2011 · 14 Jan 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Aachen Open 2010 · 16 Jan 2010 — 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.
- Cornelius Dieckmann — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Erik Akkersdijk — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.56 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.