People · Germany
Paul Holtfrerich
3×3 · top 5.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022HOLT02
Paul Holtfrerich has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.30, set at Uppsalaligan 1: Troy 3D Star - 2023, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 281st in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since May 2022, he has put 670 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.54 in May 2022 to 9.30, a 36% improvement. Paul has entered 15 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 | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.30 | 12.37 | top 5.6% | 281 / 4,182 | |
| Skewb | 3.28 | 7.49 | top 6.5% | 84 / 1,192 | |
| 4×4 | 41.90 | 48.85 | top 14.4% | 266 / 1,966 | |
| 2×2 | 3.04 | 5.67 | top 14.8% | 521 / 2,931 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.47 | 10.94 | top 16.3% | 411 / 2,020 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.75 | 1:33.85 | top 17.5% | 179 / 1,175 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.03 | 26.27 | top 18.0% | 247 / 1,328 | |
| 6×6 | 2:29.58 | 2:44.71 | top 25.5% | 117 / 595 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 117 / 343 | |
| 7×7 | 4:42.67 | 5:11.25 | top 45.4% | 183 / 521 | |
| Clock | 17.74 | 24.14 | top 57.9% | 380 / 647 | |
| Megaminx | 2:46.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 512 / 798 | |
| Square-1 | 1:30.41 | 1:42.22 | top 95.3% | 517 / 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
- 18 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.30 at Uppsalaligan 1: Troy 3D Star - 2023.
- 17 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Big SolleNxNxNtuna 2023.
- 7 Apr 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Bremium Cubing 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Leipzig 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Frozen Lake Constance 2023.
- 26 Nov 2022Seven personal bests in one day at Franconia Winter 2022.
Competitions
- Wendlinger Würfelwochenende 2024 · 4 May 2024
- Cube Madness Schweinfurt 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Franconia Winter 2023 · 25 Nov 2023
- Uppsalaligan 1: Troy 3D Star - 2023 · 18 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Big SolleNxNxNtuna 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- SveKub Super League VI: Ljusdal 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- German Nationals 2023 · 4 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bremium Cubing 2023 · 7 Apr 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Leipzig 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Frozen Lake Constance 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Franconia Winter 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2022 · 19 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Open 2022 · 9 Jul 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- GamMa Spring 2022 · 14 May 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.
- Wilhelm Kilders — met in 102 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Magnus Lensch — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Laura Holzhauer — met in 90 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.