People · Austria
Paul Atzwanger
Skewb · top 1.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024ATZW01
Paul Atzwanger has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.85, set at Vltava Cube: March 2026, puts him in the top 1.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in Austria. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since October 2024, he has put 656 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 6.88 in October 2024 to 1.85, a 73% improvement. Paul has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Austria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.85 | 2.44 | top 1.0% | 2 / 161 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.00 | 4.17 | top 1.1% | 6 / 261 | |
| 2×2 | 1.41 | 3.02 | top 1.8% | 14 / 396 | |
| 3×3 | 9.65 | 11.15 | top 6.5% | 58 / 530 | |
| Megaminx | 1:07.11 | 1:15.59 | top 14.0% | 18 / 93 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.20 | 21.63 | top 15.6% | 37 / 184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:12.75 | 1:57.59 | top 17.1% | 10 / 36 | |
| Clock | 8.88 | 10.91 | top 19.4% | 19 / 79 | |
| 4×4 | 48.56 | 54.98 | top 22.8% | 60 / 224 | |
| Square-1 | 29.20 | 45.33 | top 47.9% | 42 / 73 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Vienna Frühling 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026Five personal bests in one day at Vienna Winter 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at Linz Nikolaus Day 2025.
- 6 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Linz Nikolaus Day 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Vienna Autumn 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at Munich Open 2025.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026
- Vienna Frühling 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026
- Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2026 · 3 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Vltava Cube: March 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Vienna Winter 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Linz Nikolaus Day 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Vienna Autumn 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Linz Summer 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Vienna Fasching 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Südtirol Open 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Franconia Christmas B 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Vienna Autumn 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 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.
- Julian Ostadal — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Simon Praschl — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Sebastian Feichtinger — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.