People · Germany
Paul Schepers
3×3 · top 5.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2026 · 2026SCHE10
Paul Schepers has been competing for 2 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.24, set at Back in Ermelo 2026, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 275th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2026, he has put 75 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.81 in August 2026 to 9.24, a 22% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.24 | 11.94 | top 5.5% | 275 / 4,182 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.11 | 7.16 | top 13.9% | 363 / 2,020 | |
| 2×2 | 3.10 | 4.55 | top 15.5% | 558 / 2,931 | |
| Skewb | 4.85 | 8.08 | top 17.1% | 235 / 1,192 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.70 | 1:12.27 | top 41.5% | 795 / 1,966 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.24 at Back in Ermelo 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026First competition: Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026. A 11.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Back in Ermelo 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Waremme Open 2026 · 11 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 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.
- Maximilian van der Straten — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Achim Spies — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Bernhard Klykens — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.24 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.