People · Germany
Niklas Rentz
2×2 · top 14.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2011 · 2011RENT01
Niklas Rentz has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.03, set at Schleswig-Holstein Open 2013, puts him in the top 14.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 504th in Germany. Across 7 competitions since January 2011, he has put 399 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.11 in January 2011 to 12.36, an 18% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.03 | 5.01 | top 14.6% | 504 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 | 12.36 | 15.23 | top 15.1% | 751 / 4,109 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.42 | 13.64 | top 31.3% | 736 / 1,987 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.59 | 1:23.67 | top 47.5% | 906 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 169 / 338 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.36 | 2:32.57 | top 58.4% | 629 / 1,158 | |
| Skewb | 12.38 | 21.96 | top 67.9% | 859 / 1,169 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.77 | 53.24 | top 69.0% | 926 / 1,314 | |
| Square-1 | 44.69 | 1:05.20 | top 70.7% | 377 / 533 | |
| 6×6 | 4:27.50 | 4:32.21 | top 73.9% | 387 / 586 | |
| Megaminx | 3:01.30 | 3:52.98 | top 74.7% | 553 / 787 | |
| 7×7 | 7:15.58 | 7:46.56 | top 82.6% | 374 / 510 |
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
- 22 Sep 2012Four personal bests in one day at Schleswig-Holstein Open 2012.
- 25 Jun 2011First sub-15 3×3: 12.63 at Schleswig-Holstein Open 2011.
- 14 Jan 2011First competition: Aachen Open 2011. A 15.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Schleswig Holstein Open 2014 · 27 Dec 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Berlin Open 2014 · 24 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Hamburg Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Schleswig-Holstein Open 2013 · 14 Sep 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Schleswig-Holstein Open 2012 · 22 Sep 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Schleswig-Holstein Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Aachen Open 2011 · 14 Jan 2011
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.
- Leandro Baltazar — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Patrick Kern — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.