People · Germany
Philip Pollok
Megaminx · top 0.85% of 34,786 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025POLL03
Philip Pollok has been competing for a year. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 36.46, set at Rubik's German Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 0.85% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in Germany. Until May 2016, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2025, he has put 282 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.60 in September 2025 to 7.45, a 22% improvement. Philip has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 36.46 | 38.34 | top 0.85% | 7 / 787 | |
| 3×3 | 7.45 | 9.52 | top 1.9% | 115 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 1.66 | 2.91 | top 2.9% | 133 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 33.96 | 38.86 | top 5.8% | 123 / 1,934 | |
| 5×5 | 1:01.54 | 1:07.10 | top 6.4% | 64 / 1,158 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.64 | 24.72 | top 27.8% | 369 / 1,314 | |
| 7×7 | 3:56.18 | 4:08.28 | top 29.2% | 111 / 510 | |
| Clock | 16.20 | — | early days — 1 solve | 341 / 634 |
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
- 4 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Aachen Summer Open 2026.
- 1 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Open 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Advent Open 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025First competition: Delmenhorst Dreht Durch 2025.
Competitions
- Rubik's German Nationals 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Aachen Summer Open 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Open 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Advent Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025
- Delmenhorst Dreht Durch 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 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.
- Henri Gerber — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead once
- Benedikt Thurm — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jonas Pilhöfer — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 Megaminx single — 75 people have one; it is 6.46 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.