People · Switzerland
Ruben Baumgartner
2×2 · top 23.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023BAUM16
Ruben Baumgartner has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.78, set at Swiss Science Open 2024, puts him in the top 23.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 260th in Switzerland. Across 5 competitions since November 2023, he has put 104 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.81 in November 2023 to 18.93, a 34% improvement. Ruben has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.78 | 8.18 | top 23.7% | 260 / 913 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.92 | 13.77 | top 35.5% | 269 / 655 | |
| 3×3 | 18.93 | 26.17 | top 36.9% | 442 / 1,197 | |
| Clock | 15.33 | — | top 49.2% | 125 / 226 | |
| Skewb | 13.74 | 17.45 | top 73.8% | 299 / 388 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:04.36 | — | early days — 2 solves | 321 / 367 | |
| 4×4 | 2:24.93 | — | early days — 2 solves | 422 / 462 |
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
- 23 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.10 at Wiler Würfelfäst für Afänger 2024.
- 11 Nov 2023First competition: Swiss Science Open 2023. A 28.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Swisscubing Cup Final 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Swiss Science Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Swiss Science Open 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiler Würfelfäst für Afänger 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Swiss Science Open 2023 · 11 Nov 2023
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.
- Aaron Baumgartner — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Ioannis Papadopoulos — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Sandro Mattenberger — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.