People · Germany
Paul Meka
3×3 · top 1.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018MEKA01
Paul Meka has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.24, set at German Mini Open A 2022, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 92nd in Germany. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2018, he has put 386 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.33 in April 2018 to 7.24, a 56% improvement. Paul has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 7.24 | 9.05 | top 1.6% | 92 / 4,182 | |
| 4×4 | 32.37 | 37.80 | top 4.5% | 92 / 1,966 | |
| 5×5 | 1:00.33 | 1:04.48 | top 5.8% | 55 / 1,175 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.55 | 10.57 | top 10.5% | 272 / 2,020 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.16 | 17.60 | top 10.7% | 136 / 1,328 | |
| 2×2 | 2.78 | 4.82 | top 11.9% | 437 / 2,931 | |
| Megaminx | 1:07.66 | 1:23.36 | top 14.3% | 104 / 798 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 163 / 343 |
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
- 3 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Aasee Algorithms 2023.
- 30 Apr 2022Three personal bests in one day at German Mini Open A 2022.
- 26 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at German Big Cube Open 2019.
- 12 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Franconia Fall 2019.
- 2 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019Five personal bests in one day at German Open 2019.
Competitions
- Aasee Algorithms 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- German Mini Open A 2022 · 30 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- German Big Cube Open 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Franconia Fall 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2019 · 2 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- German Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Happy New Year Cubing Nijmegen 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Cologne Open 2018 · 14 Jul 2018
- Veenendaal Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Zonhoven Open 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 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.
- Malte Ihlefeld — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Noah Kraft — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Jan Bentlage — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.24 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 2.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.