People · Germany
Nils Bernarding
Clock · top 5.4% of 32,817 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023BERN22
Nils Bernarding has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 5.39, set at Mirecourt Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 32,817 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28th in Germany. Until December 2011, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2023, he has put 127 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.96 in September 2023 to 12.26, a 47% improvement. Nils 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 5.39 | 7.42 | top 5.4% | 28 / 647 | |
| 3×3 | 12.26 | 13.02 | top 14.9% | 751 / 4,182 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.81 | 10.18 | top 18.6% | 482 / 2,020 | |
| Skewb | 5.54 | 8.69 | top 22.3% | 295 / 1,192 | |
| 4×4 | 53.69 | 1:01.96 | top 29.3% | 559 / 1,966 | |
| 2×2 | 4.46 | 5.92 | top 32.5% | 1,088 / 2,931 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:04.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,175 / 1,328 |
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 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Mirecourt Open 2026.
- 7 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.53 at Luxembourg Nationals 2024.
- 7 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Luxembourg Nationals 2024.
- 21 Oct 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.65 at South Germany 2023.
- 9 Sep 2023First competition: Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2023. A 22.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mirecourt Open 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Quick Q.bing Q.lisse 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- Luxembourg Nationals 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- South Germany 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2023 · 9 Sep 2023
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.
- César Essling — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Samuel Ballas — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Arthur Provot — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,444 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.