People · Germany
Tim Rickhaus
2×2 · top 6.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026RICK02
Tim Rickhaus has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.26, set at Rubik's German Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 268th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2026, he has put 204 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 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 10.81, a 31% improvement. Tim 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.26 | 3.27 | top 6.7% | 268 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 | 10.81 | 12.57 | top 9.9% | 508 / 4,109 | |
| Skewb | 4.88 | 6.43 | top 17.2% | 236 / 1,169 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.03 | 10.37 | top 20.2% | 516 / 1,987 | |
| 4×4 | 51.07 | 1:01.17 | top 26.0% | 498 / 1,934 | |
| Clock | 10.48 | 13.31 | top 27.4% | 189 / 634 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.29 | 32.15 | top 47.3% | 605 / 1,314 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.62 | — | top 56.3% | 604 / 1,158 | |
| Megaminx | 3:18.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 601 / 787 | |
| Square-1 | 1:10.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 470 / 533 |
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
- 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.
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.51 at German Open 2026.
- 20 Mar 2026First competition: Bremium Cubing 2026. A 16.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- 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.
- Javid Nabizade — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ricardo Olea Catalán — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead once
- Robin Errington — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.