People · Germany
Nils Thorben Lang
2×2 · top 1.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2019 · 2019LANG04
Nils Thorben Lang has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.42, set at Romerike Easter Open 2022, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 80th in Germany. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2019, he has put 360 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.92 in August 2019 to 10.00, a 37% improvement. Nils 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 | 1.42 | 4.13 | top 1.8% | 80 / 2,931 | |
| 3×3 | 10.00 | 12.99 | top 7.5% | 384 / 4,182 | |
| 4×4 | 38.65 | 45.04 | top 10.6% | 200 / 1,966 | |
| Skewb | 4.25 | 6.09 | top 12.7% | 171 / 1,192 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.00 | 7.53 | top 13.2% | 343 / 2,020 | |
| 6×6 | 2:20.13 | 2:36.56 | top 20.7% | 95 / 595 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.95 | 1:28.14 | top 21.6% | 227 / 1,175 | |
| Clock | 10.25 | 14.22 | top 26.2% | 183 / 647 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.50 | 27.61 | top 27.5% | 366 / 1,328 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.05 | 1:44.99 | top 30.8% | 222 / 798 | |
| 7×7 | 4:03.39 | 4:07.44 | top 32.1% | 127 / 521 | |
| Square-1 | 34.79 | — | early days — 2 solves | 314 / 541 |
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
- 9 Jul 2022Nine personal bests in one day at Rhein-Neckar Open 2022.
- 9 Apr 2022Seven personal bests in one day at Romerike Easter Open 2022.
- 17 Oct 2021Five personal bests in one day at Rhein-Neckar Open B 2021.
- 22 Feb 2020First sub-15 3×3: 14.08 at Frankfurt Cube Days 2020.
- 22 Feb 2020Five personal bests in one day at Frankfurt Cube Days 2020.
- 2 Aug 2019First competition: German Nationals 2019. A 17.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days 2023 · 23 Sep 2023
- German Nationals 2022 · 19 Aug 2022
- Rhein-Neckar Open 2022 · 9 Jul 2022 — 9 personal bests set
- Romerike Easter Open 2022 · 9 Apr 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Open B 2021 · 17 Oct 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2019 · 2 Aug 2019 — 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.
- Laura Holzhauer — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Kevin Gerhardt — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead once
- Noah Kraft — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.