People · Germany
Richard Sebastian Witz
2×2 · top 8.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026WITZ01
Richard Sebastian Witz has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.47, set at c't Open Hannover 2026, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 336th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2026, he has put 190 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.06 in May 2026 to 14.32, a 25% improvement. Richard has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.47 | 4.87 | top 8.7% | 336 / 2,931 | |
| 3×3 | 14.32 | 16.84 | top 22.2% | 1,118 / 4,182 | |
| Skewb | 7.17 | 9.65 | top 35.1% | 486 / 1,192 |
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
- 25 Sep 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.32 at Kölner Kubing 2026.
- 25 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Kölner Kubing 2026.
- 30 May 2026First competition: CuBonn Open 2026. A 19.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- c't Open Hannover 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Waremme Open 2026 · 11 Oct 2026
- WetterWürfeln Wölfersheim 2026 · 3 Oct 2026
- Kölner Kubing 2026 · 25 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Visé Saturday Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026
- Rubik's German Nationals 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Open de Lumes 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Warm Up Lent 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- CuBonn Open 2026 · 30 May 2026
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.
- Imanuel Müller — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alexander Botz — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lasse Breucking — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.