People · Germany
Simon Koch
3×3 · top 12.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2009 · 2009KOCH02
Simon Koch has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.66, set at Twente Open 2013, puts him in the top 12.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 629th in Germany. Across 7 competitions since October 2009, he has put 68 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.75 in October 2009 to 11.66, a 51% improvement. Simon has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.66 | 14.67 | top 12.7% | 629 / 4,109 | |
| 4×4 | 2:33.96 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,779 / 1,934 |
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
- 14 Jan 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.80 at Aachen Open 2011.
- 16 Jan 2010First sub-20 3×3: 18.68 at Aachen Open 2010.
- 9 Oct 2009First competition: World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009. A 23.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Twente Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- German Nationals 2012 · 3 Nov 2012
- Düsseldorf Open 2011 · 13 Aug 2011
- Aachen Open 2011 · 14 Jan 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2010 · 11 Sep 2010
- Aachen Open 2010 · 16 Jan 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009
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 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Cornelius Dieckmann — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Niklas Spies — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-2:00 4×4 single — 68,574 people have one; it is 33.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.