People · Germany
Simon Pfahler
Skewb · top 6.1% of 74,164 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017PFAH01
Simon Pfahler has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.21, set at Franconia Winter 2020, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 80th in Germany. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2017, he has put 464 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.17 in November 2017 to 10.02, a 38% improvement. Simon has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.21 | 4.80 | top 6.1% | 80 / 1,192 | |
| 3×3 | 10.02 | 11.78 | top 7.5% | 387 / 4,182 | |
| 2×2 | 3.06 | 4.51 | top 15.0% | 533 / 2,931 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.63 | 9.81 | top 17.3% | 441 / 2,020 | |
| 4×4 | 44.26 | 51.17 | top 17.4% | 331 / 1,966 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.09 | 23.75 | top 18.1% | 249 / 1,328 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.63 | 1:44.44 | top 32.1% | 340 / 1,175 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.21 | 2:32.06 | top 48.9% | 368 / 798 | |
| 6×6 | 3:22.26 | 3:30.89 | top 51.6% | 262 / 595 | |
| 7×7 | 5:24.51 | 5:59.41 | top 58.3% | 251 / 521 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:20.12 | — | early days — 2 solves | 273 / 350 | |
| Square-1 | 1:00.30 | — | early days — 2 solves | 441 / 541 |
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
- 29 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Franconia Winter 2020.
- 12 Oct 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Franconia Fall 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Franconia Spring 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at Munich Open 2018.
- 7 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2018.
- 4 Aug 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.65 at Franconia Open 2018.
Competitions
- Franconia Winter 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Franconia X 2019 · 21 Dec 2019
- Franconia Fall 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Franconia Spring 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2018 · 7 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Franconia Open 2018 · 4 Aug 2018 — 10 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017
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.
- Luis Kleinheinz — met in 99 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Linus Frész — met in 98 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Patrick Hetco — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.