People · Germany
Sven Nickel
3×3 · top 33.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023NICK02
Sven Nickel has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.66, set at Westend Mega NxNxN Berlin 2026, puts him in the top 33.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,622nd in Germany. Across 8 competitions since October 2023, he has put 200 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.74 in October 2023 to 17.66, a 61% improvement. Sven 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.66 | 21.62 | top 33.1% | 1,622 / 4,109 | |
| Clock | 12.44 | 15.04 | top 37.1% | 243 / 634 | |
| Skewb | 9.03 | 19.30 | top 48.6% | 641 / 1,169 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.02 | 1:28.45 | top 54.3% | 1,045 / 1,934 | |
| 2×2 | 6.90 | 7.71 | top 59.6% | 1,897 / 2,875 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.31 | 17.81 | top 62.7% | 1,363 / 1,987 | |
| 5×5 | 3:07.72 | 3:25.28 | top 80.4% | 895 / 1,158 | |
| 6×6 | 6:18.58 | 6:53.12 | top 92.4% | 520 / 586 | |
| 7×7 | 15:45.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 508 / 510 |
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
- 25 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.66 at Westend Mega NxNxN Berlin 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Advent Open 2025.
- 1 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at c't Open Hannover 2025.
- 14 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Berlin Summer Open 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Back to Berlin 2024.
- 13 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at c't Open Hannover 2024.
Competitions
- Westend Mega NxNxN Berlin 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Advent Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- c't Open Hannover 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Berlin Summer Open 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Back to Berlin 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- c't Open Hannover 2024 · 13 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rahn Education Open 2024 · 5 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- c't Open Hannover 2023 · 14 Oct 2023
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.
- Lisa-Marie Schreiber — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tom Nickel — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Lars Krökel — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.66 away.
- A sub-12 Clock single — 11,202 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.