People · Denmark
Simon Merlung
2×2 · top 9.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2008 · 2008MERL01
Simon Merlung has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.58, set at Kristianstad Open 2009, puts him in the top 9.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 132nd in Denmark. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since March 2008, he has put 656 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.08 in March 2008 to 13.86, a 37% improvement. Simon has entered 19 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 | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.58 | 7.23 | top 9.7% | 132 / 906 | |
| 3×3 | 13.86 | 18.02 | top 20.5% | 256 / 1,198 | |
| 4×4 | 53.87 | 1:01.78 | top 29.4% | 130 / 468 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.93 | 32.54 | top 36.7% | 129 / 380 | |
| Skewb | 8.03 | 11.71 | top 41.5% | 212 / 467 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.57 | 13.27 | top 49.6% | 379 / 702 | |
| 5×5 | 2:12.66 | 2:24.41 | top 56.9% | 145 / 269 | |
| Clock | 20.19 | 22.90 | top 65.2% | 119 / 187 | |
| 6×6 | 4:26.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 88 / 126 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:34.02 | — | top 75.2% | 61 / 80 | |
| Square-1 | 1:02.60 | — | top 85.2% | 164 / 185 | |
| Megaminx | 3:46.96 | — | top 87.6% | 190 / 232 | |
| 7×7 | 8:09.48 | — | early days — 3 solves | 87 / 116 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 58 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 94 / 96 |
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
- 22 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Hverdagscubing VI - Hvidovre 2023.
- 22 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.54 at Roskilde For Alle 2022.
- 22 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Roskilde For Alle 2022.
- 27 Feb 2010Four personal bests in one day at Danish Open 2010.
- 15 Aug 2009Three personal bests in one day at Kristianstad Open 2009.
- 4 Apr 2009Four personal bests in one day at Danish Open 2009.
Competitions
- Efterårscubing i Hvidovre 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Østervang Open 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Allesammen Sammen i Roskilde 2024 · 29 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Danish Championship 2024 · 6 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- DSF Generalforsamlingen 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Hverdagscubing VI - Hvidovre 2023 · 22 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Østervang Open 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Odsherred Julehygge 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Roskilde For Alle 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Danish Championship 2022 · 2 Sep 2022
- Fredericia Open 2011 · 29 Jan 2011
- Odense Open 2010 · 25 Sep 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Henrik Laver Speedcubing Party 2010 · 23 May 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Danish Open 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Skårup Cube Day 2010 · 16 Jan 2010
- Kristianstad Open 2009 · 15 Aug 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Danish Open 2009 · 4 Apr 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Danish Cube Day 2008 · 11 Oct 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Danish Open 2008 · 29 Mar 2008 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Lars Vennike Nielsson — met in 104 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Martin Vædele Egdal — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Vædele Egdal — met in 87 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.