People · Germany
Paul Englert
2×2 · top 4.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ENGL04
Paul Englert has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.87, set at Rhön Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 175th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2023, he has put 109 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.80 in September 2023 to 17.28, a 30% improvement. Paul has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 1.87 | 4.42 | top 4.0% | 175 / 2,931 | |
| 3×3 | 17.28 | 18.71 | top 32.0% | 1,594 / 4,182 | |
| Skewb | 6.97 | 10.07 | top 33.5% | 473 / 1,192 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.11 | 11.28 | top 37.1% | 858 / 2,020 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.83 | 1:16.84 | top 45.8% | 876 / 1,966 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.81 | 53.18 | top 77.5% | 1,069 / 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
- 23 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.28 at Rhein-Neckar Beginners 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023First competition: Eberstädter Einsteiger-Event 2023. A 31.36 3×3 single to start from.
- 23 Sep 2023First sub-30 3×3: 24.80 at Eberstädter Einsteiger-Event 2023.
Competitions
- Rhön Open 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Beginners 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Eberstädter Einsteiger-Event 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 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.
- Martin Reinisch — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Noah Kraft — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Samuel Ballas — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.