People · Germany
Sebastian Bauer
Pyraminx · top 13.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2012 · 2012BAUE01
Sebastian Bauer has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.03, set at Berlin Summer Cube Days 2016, puts him in the top 13.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 346th in Germany. Across 21 competitions since November 2012, he has put 658 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Pyraminx best has come down from 15.50 in November 2012 to 5.03, a 68% improvement. Sebastian has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.03 | 9.48 | top 13.4% | 346 / 1,987 | |
| Skewb | 5.68 | 14.53 | top 23.3% | 309 / 1,169 | |
| 2×2 | 4.66 | 6.55 | top 35.0% | 1,143 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 | 19.33 | 25.30 | top 38.0% | 1,829 / 4,109 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.94 | 1:29.66 | top 48.8% | 930 / 1,934 | |
| Clock | 16.91 | 21.32 | top 55.2% | 356 / 634 | |
| Square-1 | 35.87 | 1:08.27 | top 59.7% | 320 / 533 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | top 79.2% | 283 / 338 | |
| 5×5 | 3:08.70 | — | top 80.8% | 899 / 1,158 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.55 | — | top 82.5% | 1,122 / 1,314 | |
| 6×6 | 7:02.85 | — | top 95.4% | 550 / 586 | |
| Megaminx | 8:26.92 | — | early days — 3 solves | 782 / 787 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Berlin Winter Cubing 2020.
- 19 Jan 2019Four personal bests in one day at Berlin Winter Cubing 2019.
- 2 Jul 2016Four personal bests in one day at Berlin Summer Cube Days 2016.
- 16 May 2015First sub-20 3×3: 19.33 at Erfurt Open 2015.
- 16 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Erfurt Open 2015.
- 18 Apr 2015Three personal bests in one day at German Open 2015.
Competitions
- Berlin Winter Cubing 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Berlin Winter Cubing 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Berlin Kubus Projekt 2017 · 2 Dec 2017
- German Nationals 2017 · 1 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Berlin Summer Cube Days 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Berlin Summer Cube Days 2016 · 2 Jul 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2015 · 5 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Berlin Summer Cube Day 2015 · 21 Jun 2015
- Erfurt Open 2015 · 16 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- German Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Eat Sleep Cube Repeat 2014 · 21 Nov 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Erfurt Open 2014 · 7 Jun 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- German Open 2014 · 5 Apr 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Berlin Cube Day 2013 · 29 Dec 2013 — 1 personal best set
- German Nationals 2013 · 23 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Schleswig-Holstein Open 2013 · 14 Sep 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Erfurt Open 2013 · 1 Jun 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Berlin Open 2013 · 17 May 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- BW Open 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- German Nationals 2012 · 3 Nov 2012
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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 174 rounds, never finished ahead
- Laura Ohrndorf — met in 169 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Jan Bentlage — met in 163 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.