People · Germany
Nils Benedict Schönenberg
3×3 one-handed · top 2.4% of 73,695 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022SCHO06
Nils Benedict Schönenberg has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 11.52, set at Kölner Kubing 2024, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 29th in Germany. Until August 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since June 2022, he has put 586 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.34 in June 2022 to 8.59, a 50% improvement. Nils has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 one-handed | 11.52 | 19.20 | top 2.4% | 29 / 1,314 | |
| 3×3 | 8.59 | 11.10 | top 3.9% | 206 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 2.32 | 3.89 | top 7.2% | 294 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 35.80 | 45.52 | top 7.5% | 144 / 1,934 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.00 | 7.21 | top 13.2% | 338 / 1,987 | |
| 5×5 | 1:15.98 | 1:23.38 | top 16.1% | 160 / 1,158 | |
| Megaminx | 1:21.59 | 1:34.56 | top 22.9% | 158 / 787 | |
| Skewb | 5.85 | 8.40 | top 24.6% | 337 / 1,169 | |
| 6×6 | 2:29.67 | 2:39.78 | top 25.5% | 118 / 586 | |
| 7×7 | 3:57.71 | 4:09.65 | top 29.8% | 116 / 510 | |
| Square-1 | 25.72 | 28.24 | top 40.7% | 186 / 533 | |
| Clock | 17.04 | 17.39 | top 55.6% | 358 / 634 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 10:59.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 338 / 343 |
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 May 2025Five personal bests in one day at Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2025.
- 24 May 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Kölner Kubing 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024Six personal bests in one day at Central Germany 2024.
- 11 Nov 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.24 at Kölner Kubing 2023.
- 11 Nov 2023Six personal bests in one day at Kölner Kubing 2023.
- 4 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2023.
Competitions
- Aachen Summer Open 2026 · 4 Jul 2026
- Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2025 · 30 May 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Schnelle Solves Siegen 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Crazy Cologne Cubing 2024 · 27 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kölner Kubing 2024 · 24 May 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Central Germany 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Kölner Kubing 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2023 · 4 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Open 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2022 · 19 Aug 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Franconia Mini Open B 2022 · 12 Jun 2022
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.
- Imanuel Müller — met in 121 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Henri Gerber — met in 88 rounds, never finished ahead
- Achim Spies — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.