People · Germany
Tim Hülsemann
2×2 · top 5.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023HULS01
Tim Hülsemann has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.04, set at c't Open Hannover 2023, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 212th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2023, he has put 318 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.56 in April 2023 to 9.43, a 39% improvement. Tim 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.04 | 3.25 | top 5.0% | 212 / 2,931 | |
| 3×3 | 9.43 | 12.08 | top 6.0% | 301 / 4,182 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.23 | 29.11 | top 29.5% | 392 / 1,328 | |
| 4×4 | 55.17 | 1:06.23 | top 31.0% | 591 / 1,966 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.40 | 12.06 | top 39.7% | 923 / 2,020 | |
| Clock | 14.58 | 16.83 | top 46.2% | 305 / 647 | |
| Skewb | 10.45 | 12.37 | top 57.8% | 758 / 1,192 | |
| Megaminx | 2:44.52 | — | top 68.0% | 507 / 798 | |
| 5×5 | 2:53.17 | — | top 75.8% | 835 / 1,175 | |
| 6×6 | 7:10.33 | — | early days — 1 solve | 563 / 595 |
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
- 2 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Beginner Cubing Delmenhorst 2024.
- 14 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at c't Open Hannover 2023.
- 4 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.43 at German Nationals 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.83 at Aasee Algorithms 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023Five personal bests in one day at Aasee Algorithms 2023.
- 29 Apr 2023First competition: German Open 2023. A 15.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- German Open 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- German Newcomer Day 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Beginner Cubing Delmenhorst 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- c't Open Hannover 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- V-Cube Spiel B 2023 · 8 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2023 · 4 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Aasee Algorithms 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- German Open 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 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.
- Imanuel Müller — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead once
- Philipp Jansen — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Kira-Lysan Meyer — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.