People · Germany
Stefan Falten
3×3 · top 24.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2008 · 2008FALT01
Stefan Falten has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.03, set at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009, puts him in the top 24.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,208th in Germany. Across 5 competitions since April 2008, he has put 86 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.69 in April 2008 to 15.03, a 55% improvement. Stefan 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 | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.03 | 18.90 | top 24.5% | 1,208 / 4,109 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.72 | 33.77 | top 43.7% | 569 / 1,314 | |
| 2×2 | 5.53 | 8.48 | top 45.7% | 1,486 / 2,875 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.80 | 14.90 | top 51.4% | 1,147 / 1,987 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.38 | 1:50.95 | top 59.4% | 1,134 / 1,934 | |
| 5×5 | 4:09.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,065 / 1,158 |
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
- 21 Nov 2009Three personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2009.
- 10 Jan 2009First sub-20 3×3: 19.59 at Aachen Open 2009.
- 10 Jan 2009Four personal bests in one day at Aachen Open 2009.
- 25 Oct 2008First sub-30 3×3: 21.08 at German Nationals 2008.
- 19 Apr 2008First competition: German Open 2008. A 33.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- German Nationals 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Aachen Open 2009 · 10 Jan 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2008 · 25 Oct 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- German Open 2008 · 19 Apr 2008
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.
- Tobias Christlieb — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Robin Blöhm — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Andreas Farenbruch — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 one-handed single — 25,198 people have one; it is 3.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.