People · Germany
Tim Rickhaus
3×3 · top 4.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026RICK02
Tim Rickhaus has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.76, set at c't Open Hannover 2026, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 235th in Germany. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2026, he has put 305 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 89% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.65 in March 2026 to 8.76, a 44% improvement. Tim has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 8.76 | 11.46 | top 4.3% | 235 / 4,182 | |
| 2×2 | 2.08 | 3.14 | top 5.3% | 222 / 2,931 | |
| Skewb | 4.25 | 6.07 | top 12.7% | 171 / 1,192 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.03 | 9.96 | top 20.3% | 522 / 2,020 | |
| 4×4 | 50.15 | 56.23 | top 25.0% | 484 / 1,966 | |
| Clock | 10.48 | 13.31 | top 27.3% | 192 / 647 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.26 | 2:23.87 | top 46.3% | 501 / 1,175 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.29 | 32.15 | top 47.4% | 615 / 1,328 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:24.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 185 / 350 | |
| Megaminx | 3:18.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 608 / 798 | |
| Square-1 | 1:10.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 477 / 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
- 17 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at c't Open Hannover 2026.
- 3 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.99 at WetterWürfeln Wölfersheim 2026.
- 3 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at WetterWürfeln Wölfersheim 2026.
- 28 Aug 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Rubik's German Nationals 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026.
- 30 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at CuBonn Open 2026.
Competitions
- c't Open Hannover 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- WetterWürfeln Wölfersheim 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- CuBonn Open 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- German Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Bremium Cubing 2026 · 20 Mar 2026 — 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.
- Ricardo Olea Catalán — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Javid Nabizade — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Robin Errington — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.