People · Germany
Paul Richter
3×3 · top 13.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023RICH30
Paul Richter has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.74, set at Cubing Days Neuburg 2026, puts him in the top 13.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 657th in Germany. Across 10 competitions since September 2023, he has put 234 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.35 in September 2023 to 11.74, a 45% 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 | 11.74 | 15.20 | top 13.1% | 657 / 4,182 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.48 | 23.17 | top 19.2% | 265 / 1,328 | |
| 2×2 | 3.42 | 5.54 | top 19.3% | 671 / 2,931 | |
| 4×4 | 47.62 | 1:00.05 | top 21.7% | 406 / 1,966 | |
| Skewb | 13.14 | 16.59 | top 71.3% | 909 / 1,192 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.91 | 15.70 | top 72.5% | 1,566 / 2,020 |
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
- 20 Sep 2025Six personal bests in one day at Munich Open 2025.
- 14 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.52 at Franconia Spring 2025.
- 4 May 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.78 at Wendlinger Würfelwochenende 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023First competition: NxNxNürtingen 2023. A 25.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing Days Neuburg 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Franconia Cube Days 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Swift Cubing in Swabia 2026 · 17 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Ulmgedreht 2026 · 21 Feb 2026
- Munich Open 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Franconia Spring 2025 · 14 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Days Neuburg 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Wendlinger Würfelwochenende 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bavarian Open 2023 · 3 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NxNxNürtingen 2023 · 30 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.
- Leon Schmidtchen — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Martin Heilig — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Vincenzo Forchi — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.74 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 4.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.