People · Germany
Niklas Selke
3×3 · top 12.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2011 · 2011SELK01
Niklas Selke has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.59, set at Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026, puts him in the top 12.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 613th in Germany. Across 5 competitions since April 2011, he has put 74 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.69 in April 2011 to 11.59, a 34% improvement. Niklas has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 11.59 | 13.01 | top 12.5% | 613 / 4,109 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.05 | 1:06.37 | top 37.6% | 715 / 1,934 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.08 | 2:03.84 | top 44.1% | 467 / 1,158 |
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
- 14 Apr 2012Three personal bests in one day at German Open 2012.
- 10 Dec 2011First sub-15 3×3: 13.03 at German Nationals 2011.
- 30 Apr 2011First competition: Hamburg Open 2011. A 17.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- German Open 2012 · 14 Apr 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Schleswig-Holstein Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011
- Hamburg Open 2011 · 30 Apr 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.
- Alexander Hartung — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Larry Zuo — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Patrick Kern — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 1.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.