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Philipp Guse

3×3 · top 47.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2009 · 2009GUSE03

Philipp Guse has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.65, set at Aachen Open 2011, puts him in the top 47.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,200th in Germany. Across 8 competitions since November 2009, he has put 55 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 53.31 in November 2009 to 22.65, a 58% improvement. Philipp has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 47.1% of 284,439 all-time
22.65
signature single · Aachen Open 2011
55
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingGermany
3×322.6528.20
top 47.1%2,200 / 4,109
2×26.618.36
top 57.0%1,824 / 2,875
4×42:16.38
top 88.0%1,680 / 1,934
3×3 one-handed1:27.05
early days — 3 solves1,266 / 1,314

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

German Nationals 2009: 53.31German Open 2010: 30.33Lemgo Open 2010: 32.40German Nationals 2010: 30.05Aachen Open 2011: 22.65German Open 2011: 24.5822.6553.3121 Nov 20099 Apr 2011

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.65 away.
  • A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.61 away.

Targets move as he improves.